Recorded 1953–2007 Girls' name Peak 1963 287 births

Terrisa — girls' name

287 babies named Terrisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s611960s1061970s731980s301990s112000s6
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Terrisa was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

14 babies were named Terrisa in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terrisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Terrisa between 1953 and 2007, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terrisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terrisa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Terrisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Terrisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terrisa 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 287 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.

Terrisa at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

287

Since 1953

55 years of records

Peak year

1963

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1953

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2007

Terrisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1953

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1963)
14
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
46810121416 20071985197619701965196019551953 6

Terrisa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
106 births that decade — 37% of Terrisa's all-time total
1950s611960s1061970s731980s301990s112000s6

Terrisa by state

Where Terrisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Terrisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Terrisa's total US births 1.7%

5 of 287 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terrisa?
287 babies have been named Terrisa since 1953. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1963 with 14 births.
When was Terrisa most popular?
Terrisa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Terrisa most popular?
The top states for the name Terrisa are California (5 births).
How long has the name Terrisa been used?
Terrisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 55 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Terrisa?
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.

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, 1953–2007 (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.