Recorded 1971–1999 Girls' name Peak 1992 155 births

Terisha — girls' name

155 babies named Terisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s741990s45
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Terisha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Terisha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Terisha between 1971 and 1999, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Terisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terisha 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 155 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.

Terisha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

155

Since 1971

29 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1971

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1999

Terisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1971

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 19991992198919861983197919751971 5

Terisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
74 births that decade — 48% of Terisha's all-time total
1970s361980s741990s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terisha?
155 babies have been named Terisha since 1971. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Terisha most popular?
Terisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Terisha been used?
Terisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 29 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Terisha?
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.

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, 1971–1999 (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.