Teairra
Teairra Marquisha Thomas is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 16, she signed with Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records to release her debut studio album, Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí (2005). It peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 single, "Make Her Feel Good".
Meaning & Origin of Teairra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teairra Marquisha Thomas is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 16, she signed with Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records to release her debut studio album, Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí (2005). It peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 single, "Make Her Feel Good".
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The Story of Teairra
Teairra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 99 Teairras were born — ranking #1,933 that year. As of 2026, Teairra ranks #13,792 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 745 Teairras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Teairra
Teairra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 745 births in the dataset. Teairra's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,933. Use the chart and map above to compare Teairra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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