Recorded 1972–1990 Girls' name Peak 1973 23 births

Teronica — girls' name

23 babies named Teronica in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s51990s5
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Teronica was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

8 babies were named Teronica in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teronica

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Teronica between 1972 and 1990, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teronica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teronica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Teronica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teronica 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 23 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.

Teronica at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

23

Since 1972

19 years of records

Peak year

1973

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1972

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1990

Teronica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1972

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1973)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 1990198219731972 5

Teronica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 57% of Teronica's all-time total
1970s131980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teronica?
23 babies have been named Teronica since 1972. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1973 with 8 births.
When was Teronica most popular?
Teronica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Teronica been used?
Teronica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 19 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Teronica?
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, 1972–1990 (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.