Girls' name · since 1950
Terrea
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Terrea, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
92 girls have been named Terrea since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Terrea recorded 92 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1993.
- #28,110 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrea ranks #28,110 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #28,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Terrea's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Terrea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terrea splits its recorded history at 1960: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terrea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1993
- Peak year (1956)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Terrea by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (46 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Terrea's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Terrea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 46 births (50% of all-time use).
Terrea by state
Where Terrea concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 15.2% |
14 of 92 births nationwide.
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What to do with Terrea's data
- Terrea's decade-level peak was the 1950s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Terreas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terrea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1950–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Terrea 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 August 2026.