Recorded 1990–2006 Boys' name Peak 1998 54 births

Teric — boys' name

54 babies named Teric in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s17
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Teric was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Teric in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teric

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Teric between 1990 and 2006, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Teric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teric performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Teric shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teric 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 54 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.

Teric at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

54

Since 1990

17 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1990

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2006

Teric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1990

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Teric by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 69% of Teric's all-time total
1990s372000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teric?
54 babies have been named Teric since 1990. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Teric most popular?
Teric was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Teric been used?
Teric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 17 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Teric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Terry, Terrence, Terrance, Terrell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1990–2006 (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.