Recorded 1917–1927 Girls' name Peak 1917 11 births

Teruyo — girls' name

11 babies named Teruyo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s5
1910s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Teruyo was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Teruyo in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teruyo

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Teruyo between 1917 and 1927, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teruyo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teruyo performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Teruyo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Teruyo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teruyo 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 11 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.

Teruyo at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

11

Since 1917

11 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1917

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1927

Teruyo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1917

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 19271917 6

Teruyo by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 55% of Teruyo's all-time total
1910s61920s5

Teruyo by state

Where Teruyo concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Teruyo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 45.5%
Hawaii share of Teruyo's total US births 45.5%

5 of 11 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teruyo?
11 babies have been named Teruyo since 1917. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Teruyo most popular?
Teruyo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Teruyo most popular?
The top states for the name Teruyo are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Teruyo been used?
Teruyo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 11 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Teruyo?
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, 1917–1927 (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.