How Many People Are Named Terisha?
An estimated 146 people in the United States have the first name Terisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Terisha peaked in popularity in 1992 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terisha 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 Terisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
146
About 1 in 2,347,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1992
12 births
Total Registered
155
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terisha
Terisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 155 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Terisha as a female name
Ranked #14,278 in 1999
6 female births in 1999
Peak: 1992 (12 births)
Terisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terisha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 74 babies were registered. While Terisha is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Terisha by Decade
How has Terisha 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.
Terisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terisha
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Terisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terisha?
We estimate approximately 146 people named Terisha 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 2,347,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Terisha a common name?
Terisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 155 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terisha most popular?
Terisha reached peak popularity in 1992, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terisha is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terisha a female name?
Terisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terisha Smith, Terisha Johnson, Terisha 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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