How Many People Are Named Tere?
An estimated 323 people in the United States have the first name Tere. It is predominantly female (98.5%). The average bearer is 51 years old, and Tere peaked in popularity in 1959 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tere as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tere paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
323
About 1 in 1,061,159 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.5% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1959
24 births
Total Registered
391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tere
Tere is predominantly female (98.5%), though 6 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tere as a male name
Ranked #8,345 in 1992
6 male births in 1992
Peak: 1992 (6 births)
Tere as a female name
Ranked #19,353 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1959 (24 births)
Tere: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tere span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 126 babies were registered. Tere has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tere by Decade
How has Tere tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tere by State
Tere + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tere as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tere
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tere: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tere?
We estimate approximately 323 people named Tere are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,061,159 Americans share this first name.
Is Tere a common name?
Tere is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tere most popular?
Tere reached peak popularity in 1959, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tere is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tere a female name?
Tere is predominantly female. 98.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tere Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tere Smith, Tere Johnson, Tere Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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