Girls' name · since 1988

Terreka

12 babies named Terreka in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#52,395 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1988
1980s
peak decade

Terreka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1988.

Terreka has 12 recorded births among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 1991.

  • #52,395 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1988
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terreka ranks #52,395 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.

#52,395 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1988
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Terreka's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Terreka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Terreka's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Terreka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19881991 5

Terreka by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1980s was Terreka's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Terreka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terreka?
Terreka has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #52,395 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 7 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
Where does Terreka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terreka ranks #52,395 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Terreka most popular?
Terreka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Terreka been used?
Terreka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 4 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Terreka?
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 Terreka's data

  • Terreka'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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Terreka

Nearby Names Like Terreka

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Terreka

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Terreka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–1991 (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 Terreka 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.