Recorded 1953–2009 Girls' name Peak 1989 582 births

Teria — girls' name

582 babies named Teria in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s431960s591970s1571980s1881990s1042000s31
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Teria was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

28 babies were named Teria in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teria

The Social Security Administration has registered 582 babies named Teria between 1953 and 2009, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teria performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Teria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Teria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teria 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 582 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.

Teria at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

582

Since 1953

57 years of records

Peak year

1989

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1953

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2009

Teria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1953

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
28
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0102030 20091996198919821975196819591953 5

Teria by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
188 births that decade — 32% of Teria's all-time total
1950s431960s591970s1571980s1881990s1042000s31

Teria by state

Where Teria concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Teria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 0.9%
Florida share of Teria's total US births 0.9%

5 of 582 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teria?
582 babies have been named Teria since 1953. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1989 with 28 births.
When was Teria most popular?
Teria was most popular in the 1980s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Teria most popular?
The top states for the name Teria are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Teria been used?
Teria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 57 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Teria?
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.

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, 1953–2009 (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.