Recorded 1983–1999 Girls' name Peak 1983 12 births

Ternesha — girls' name

12 babies named Ternesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s5
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.

What the Data Says About Ternesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Ternesha between 1983 and 1999, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ternesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ternesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ternesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ternesha 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 12 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.

Ternesha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

12

Since 1983

17 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1983

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1999

Ternesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1983

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19991983 7

Ternesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 58% of Ternesha's all-time total
1980s71990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ternesha?
12 babies have been named Ternesha since 1983. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
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?
Ternesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 17 years of data 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.

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, 1983–1999 (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.