Recorded 1953–1982 Girls' name Peak 1973 96 births

Terita — girls' name

96 babies named Terita in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s311970s411980s12
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Terita was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Terita in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terita

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Terita between 1953 and 1982, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Terita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terita 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 96 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.

Terita at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

96

Since 1953

30 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1953

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1982

Terita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1953

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 19821979197419721966196419611953 6

Terita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
41 births that decade — 43% of Terita's all-time total
1950s121960s311970s411980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terita?
96 babies have been named Terita since 1953. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Terita most popular?
Terita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Terita been used?
Terita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 30 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Terita?
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, 1953–1982 (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.