Total births
12
Girls' name · since 1983
Ternesha
Ternesha has 12 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 12
- total births
- 1983–1999
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Ternesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1983.
Ternesha has 12 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1999.
- 12 total births
- 1983–1999 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Ternesha since 1983, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.
- 12
- total births
- 1983–1999
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Ternesha was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ternesha in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
Ternesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ternesha's full recorded timeline at 1999, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ternesha at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
Ternesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1999
- Peak year (1983)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Ternesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Ternesha's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ternesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ternesha? ▼
Ternesha has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 7 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
When was Ternesha most popular? ▼
Ternesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Ternesha been used? ▼
Records for Ternesha go back to 1983, giving 17 years of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Ternesha? ▼
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.
What to do with Ternesha's data
- Ternesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ternesha
Nearby Names Like Ternesha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ternesha
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Terri Girl
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Terry Girl
#9578 96,955 births
Teri Girl
#10364 43,957 births
Terrie Girl
19,729 births
Compare Ternesha side by side: Ternesha vs Teresa Ternesha vs Terri Ternesha vs Terry
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1983–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ternesha: Baby Name Since 1983 - 12 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ternesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ternesha 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 July 2026.