Recorded 1959–2014 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,406 births

Terrica — girls' name

1,406 babies named Terrica in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s121970s2301980s5451990s4412000s1532010s20
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Terrica was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

68 babies were named Terrica in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terrica

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,406 babies named Terrica between 1959 and 2014, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terrica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terrica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 545 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Terrica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 140 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Terrica in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terrica 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 1,406 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.

Terrica at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,406

Since 1959

56 years of records

Peak year

1990

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1959

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2014

Terrica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1959

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1990)
68
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
020406080 201420062000199419881982197619681959 5

Terrica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
545 births that decade — 39% of Terrica's all-time total
1950s51960s121970s2301980s5451990s4412000s1532010s20

Terrica by state

Where Terrica concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Terrica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
140 10.0%
#2 Georgia
110 7.8%
#3 Louisiana
76 5.4%
#4 Florida
61 4.3%
#5 Alabama
49 3.5%
#6 Mississippi
49 3.5%
#7 Texas
11 0.8%
#8 South Carolina
6 0.4%
Tennessee share of Terrica's total US births 10.0%
Even split

140 of 1,406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Terrica appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terrica?
1,406 babies have been named Terrica since 1959. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1990 with 68 births.
When was Terrica most popular?
Terrica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 545 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Terrica most popular?
The top states for the name Terrica are Tennessee (140 births), Georgia (110 births), Louisiana (76 births).
How long has the name Terrica been used?
Terrica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 56 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Terrica?
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.

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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, 1959–2014 (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.