Girls' name · since 1971
Tertia
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Tertia, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #56,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Tertia since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tertia has 10 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1985.
- #56,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tertia ranks #56,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #56,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tertia's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tertia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tertia's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded.
Tertia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1985
- Peak year (1971)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Tertia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Tertia's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tertia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tertia's data
- Tertia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Tertia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1971–1985 (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 Tertia 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.