How Many People Are Named Teretha Smith?

There are approximately 3 people named Teretha Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Teretha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 114,251,446 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Teretha

Last Name

Smith

Est. Bearers 2,717,332

Census Rank #1

Per 100K 792.79

Rarity Very Common

Teretha: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Teretha. The peak year was 1952 with 26 births. The average person named Teretha today is 66 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Teretha

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Teretha in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Teretha rose or fell over time.

White

5.87%

Black

89.98%

Hispanic

0.98%

Two or More Races

3.18%

Ancestry of the Smith Surname

The surname Smith was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Smith in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.99%

Black

22.62%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.83%

Two or More Races

4.37%

How we calculated this

The first name "Teretha" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Smith" appears at a rate of 792.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Teretha are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Teretha

Teretha Johnson Teretha Williams Teretha Brown Teretha Jones Teretha Garcia

Other people with the surname Smith

Michael Smith James Smith John Smith David Smith Robert Smith William Smith Christopher Smith Joseph Smith

Teretha Smith: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Teretha Smith?

We estimate approximately 3 people named Teretha Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Teretha is shared by 376 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.

How rare is the name Teretha Smith?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. The first name Teretha is very rare and the surname Smith is very common.

Is Teretha a male or female name?

Teretha is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1952 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Teretha?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Teretha was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (89.98%). The next largest recorded groups were White (5.87%) and Two or More Races (3.18%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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