Girls' name · since 1953
Terita
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Terita, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
96 girls have been named Terita since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terita has been recorded 96 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1982.
- #27,607 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terita ranks #27,607 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Terita's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Terita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terita splits its recorded history at 1971: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1982
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Terita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Terita's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Terita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Terita's data
- Terita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1953–1982 (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 Terita 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.