Girls' name · since 1959
Terrica
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.
- #5,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,406
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terrica sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,406 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrica has been recorded 1,406 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. 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 2014.
- #5,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,406 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrica ranks #5,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,406 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,406
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terrica's 1,406 recorded births place it above 91.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
Terrica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terrica's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terrica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2014
- Peak year (1990)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Terrica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (545 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Terrica's strongest decade.
545 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Terrica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
230 births
- 1980s
1980s
545 births
- 1990s
1990s
441 births
- 2000s 153
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 545 births (39% of all-time use).
How Terrica 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 Terrica's total volume
Terrica by state
Where Terrica concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| 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% |
140 of 1,406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Terrica appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Terrica's data
- Terrica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (545 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Terricas (140 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terrica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1959–2014 (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 Terrica 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.