US rank #7624 Girls' name Peak 1996 790 births

Tereza — #7624 US girls' name

790 babies named Tereza in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s151940s101950s381960s891970s1141980s1021990s1352000s1482010s852020s49
#7624
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Tereza was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

22 babies were named Tereza in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tereza

The Social Security Administration has registered 790 babies named Tereza between 1929 and 2024, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tereza currently holds the #7624 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tereza performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Tereza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tereza in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tereza in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 790 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tereza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

790

Since 1929

96 years of records

Peak year

1996

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,624

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1929

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tereza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1929

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
22
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Tereza by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
148 births that decade — 19% of Tereza's all-time total
1920s51930s151940s101950s381960s891970s1141980s1021990s1352000s1482010s852020s49

Tereza by state

Where Tereza concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tereza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
130 16.5%
#2 New York
10 1.3%
California share of Tereza's total US births 16.5%
Even split

130 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tereza?
790 babies have been named Tereza since 1929. It currently ranks #7624 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 22 births.
When was Tereza most popular?
Tereza was most popular in the 2000s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Tereza most popular?
The top states for the name Tereza are California (130 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Tereza been used?
Tereza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 96 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tereza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teresa, Terri, Terry, Teri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1929–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.