Girls' name · since 1975
Terrika
570 babies named Terrika in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 570
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
570 girls have been named Terrika since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrika has been recorded 570 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 2005.
- #10,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 570 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrika ranks #10,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 570 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 570
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terrika's 570 recorded births place it above 84.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
Terrika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terrika splits its recorded history at 1990: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terrika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2005
- Peak year (1988)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Terrika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (242 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Terrika's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Terrika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
242 births
- 1990s
1990s
218 births
- 2000s 59
2000s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 242 births (42% of all-time use).
How Terrika 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 Terrika's total volume
Terrika by state
Where Terrika concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 35 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
35 of 570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Terrika's data
- Terrika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Terrikas (35 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terrika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1975–2005 (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 Terrika 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.