Recorded 1991–2005 Boys' name Peak 1996 68 births

Terique — boys' name

68 babies named Terique in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s402000s28
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Terique was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Terique in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terique

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Terique between 1991 and 2005, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terique currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terique performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Terique shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Terique in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terique 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 68 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.

Terique at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

68

Since 1991

15 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1991

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2005

Terique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1991

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 2005200420032002200119991998199719961991 9

Terique by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 59% of Terique's all-time total
1990s402000s28

Terique by state

Where Terique concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Terique
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 7.4%
New York share of Terique's total US births 7.4%

5 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terique?
68 babies have been named Terique since 1991. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Terique most popular?
Terique was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Terique most popular?
The top states for the name Terique are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Terique been used?
Terique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 15 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Terique?
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, 1991–2005 (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.