Tersa — girls' name

What the Data Says About Tersa

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Tersa between 1953 and 1982, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tersa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tersa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tersa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tersa 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 222 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.