Recorded 1980–1994 Girls' name Peak 1994 28 births

Ternisha — girls' name

28 babies named Ternisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s17
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Ternisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ternisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ternisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Ternisha between 1980 and 1994, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ternisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ternisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ternisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ternisha 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 28 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.

Ternisha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

28

Since 1980

15 years of records

Peak year

1994

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1980

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1994

Ternisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1980

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
12
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 1994199119861980 5

Ternisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 61% of Ternisha's all-time total
1980s111990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ternisha?
28 babies have been named Ternisha since 1980. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 12 births.
When was Ternisha most popular?
Ternisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Ternisha been used?
Ternisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 15 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Ternisha?
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, 1980–1994 (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.