Recorded 1960–1975 Girls' name Peak 1960 30 births

Tersia — girls' name

30 babies named Tersia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s11
1960s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Tersia was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tersia in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tersia

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Tersia between 1960 and 1975, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tersia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tersia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tersia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tersia 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 30 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.

Tersia at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

30

Since 1960

16 years of records

Peak year

1960

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1960

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1975

Tersia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1960

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1960)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 19751970196919611960 8

Tersia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
19 births that decade — 63% of Tersia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tersia?
30 babies have been named Tersia since 1960. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1960 with 8 births.
When was Tersia most popular?
Tersia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Tersia been used?
Tersia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 16 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Tersia?
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, 1960–1975 (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.