Girls' name · since 1970
Terika
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 638 babies named Terika, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 638
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
638 girls have been named Terika since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terika has been recorded 638 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2009.
- #10,128 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 638 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terika ranks #10,128 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 638 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 638
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terika's 638 recorded births place it above 85.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Terika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terika splits its recorded history at 1988: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Terika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (263 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Terika's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Terika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
263 births
- 1990s
1990s
207 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 263 births (41% of all-time use).
How Terika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Terika's total volume
Terika by state
Where Terika concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 21 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 14 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.9% |
21 of 638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Terika's data
- Terika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Terikas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
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, 1970–2009 (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 Terika 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.