Girls' name · since 1997

Teriah

Teriah has 84 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,169 of 72,339
all-time among girls
84
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

84 girls have been named Teriah since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teriah has been recorded 84 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.

  • #29,169 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 84 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teriah ranks #29,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#29,169 of 72,339
all-time among girls
84
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Teriah's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Teriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Teriah splits its recorded history at 2009: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Teriah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
11
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 199720032004200520062008200920102011201320172022 5

Teriah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (37 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Teriah's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Teriah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teriah?
84 babies have been named Teriah since 1997. All-time, it sits at #29,169 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2010 with 11 births.
Where does Teriah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teriah ranks #29,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Teriah most popular?
Teriah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Teriah been used?
The SSA has tracked Teriah since 1997 -- 26 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Teriah?
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.

What to do with Teriah's data

  • Teriah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Teriah

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Teriah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Teriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Teriah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.