Recorded 1955–2011 Girls' name Peak 1969 1,148 births

Terina — girls' name

1,148 babies named Terina in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s451960s3461970s4141980s2141990s962000s282010s5
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Terina was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

67 babies were named Terina in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,148 babies named Terina between 1955 and 2011, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 414 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Terina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Terina in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terina 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 1,148 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.

Terina at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

1,148

Since 1955

57 years of records

Peak year

1969

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1955

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2011

Terina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1955

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1969)
67
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
020406080 20111996198919821975196819611955 6

Terina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
414 births that decade — 36% of Terina's all-time total
1950s451960s3461970s4141980s2141990s962000s282010s5

Terina by state

Where Terina concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Terina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
83 7.2%
#2 Michigan
32 2.8%
#3 Ohio
16 1.4%
#4 Illinois
13 1.1%
#5 Texas
12 1.0%
#6 Virginia
5 0.4%
#7 Washington
5 0.4%
California share of Terina's total US births 7.2%
Even split

83 of 1,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terina?
1,148 babies have been named Terina since 1955. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1969 with 67 births.
When was Terina most popular?
Terina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 414 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Terina most popular?
The top states for the name Terina are California (83 births), Michigan (32 births), Ohio (16 births).
How long has the name Terina been used?
Terina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 57 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Terina?
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, 1955–2011 (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.