Tersa

TUR-suh /ˈtɜːsə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Tersa is a very rare variant of Teresa that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Tersa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1982. Tersa was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 1969 (19 births).

About the name Tersa

PronunciationTUR-suh /ˈtɜːsə/
19peak births 1969
1953first in SSA data

Names similar to Tersa

How popular is Tersa?

Girls named Tersa
19531955196019651970197519801982
Girls named Tersa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1953–1982 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1982) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Tersa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19825—#12,164
19785—#11,341
197611—#5,576
19757—#7,908
19747—#7,617
19736—#8,338
19729—#5,908
197114—#4,292
197010—#5,374
196919—#3,189
19688—#5,604
196710—#4,595
196614—#3,542
196514—#3,530
19648—#5,432
196316—#3,323
196210—#4,505
196110—#4,515
19607—#5,649
19598—#4,993
19587—#5,356
195710—#4,183
19537—#4,982