Girls' name · since 1952
Terria
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 1,059 babies named Terria, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,059
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,059 recorded since 1952.
Terria has 1,059 recorded births among girls since 1952, 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 1952 to 2015.
- #7,211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,059 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terria ranks #7,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,059 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,059
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terria's 1,059 recorded births place it above 90.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Terria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terria splits its recorded history at 1982: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2015
- Peak year (1987)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Terria by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (251 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Terria's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Terria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
117 births
- 1960s
1960s
125 births
- 1970s
1970s
225 births
- 1980s
1980s
251 births
- 1990s
1990s
218 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 251 births (24% of all-time use).
How Terria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Terria's total volume
Terria by state
Where Terria concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
15 of 1,059 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Terria's data
- Terria's decade-level peak was the 1980s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Terrias (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Terria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1952–2015 (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 Terria 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.