Girls' name · since 1959
Terrena
53 babies named Terrena in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,444 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Terrena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrena has been recorded 53 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2005.
- #34,444 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrena ranks #34,444 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,444 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Terrena's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Terrena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terrena splits its recorded history at 1975: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terrena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2005
- Peak year (1969)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Terrena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Terrena's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Terrena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Terrena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terrena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~46 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, 1959–2005 (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 Terrena 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.