Girls' name · since 1913
Teruko
405 babies named Teruko in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 405
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Teruko is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 405 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teruko has been recorded 405 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1981.
- #13,418 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 405 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teruko ranks #13,418 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 405 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 405
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Teruko's 405 recorded births place it above 81.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Teruko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Teruko's full recorded timeline at 1927, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Teruko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1981
- Peak year (1927)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Teruko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (230 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Teruko's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Teruko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 89
1910s
89 births
- 1920s
1920s
230 births
- 1930s 65
1930s
65 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 230 births (57% of all-time use).
Teruko by state
Where Teruko concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 141 | 34.8% |
| #2 | California | | 133 | 32.8% |
141 of 405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Teruko's data
- Teruko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Terukos (141 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teruko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1913–1981 (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 Teruko 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.