Teruko

tuh-ROO-koh /təˈɹuːkoʊ/
girl 3 syllables fading

Teruko is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Teruko is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1981. Teruko was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1927 (45 births).

About the name Teruko

Pronunciationtuh-ROO-koh /təˈɹuːkoʊ/
CultureJapanese
45peak births 1927
1913first in SSA data

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How popular is Teruko?

Girls named Teruko
191319201930194019501960197019801981
Girls named Teruko per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1981 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1981) 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

Teruko total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19818—#8,076
19745—#10,117
19738—#6,610
19385—#4,938
19376—#4,212
19365—#4,793
19346—#4,240
19336—#4,173
193213—#2,479
193110—#2,953
193014—#2,410
192917—#2,091
192827—#1,584
192745—#1,157
192619—#2,067
192518—#2,183
192426—#1,712
192323—#1,830
192216—#2,372
192117—#2,274
192022—#1,880
191922—#1,796
191820—#1,953
19177—#4,042
191613—#2,481
191510—#2,877
191410—#2,417
19137—#2,787