Tersa
Tersa is a village and administrative center in Tersinskoye Rural Settlement, Yelansky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
Meaning & Origin of Tersa
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Tersa is a village and administrative center in Tersinskoye Rural Settlement, Yelansky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
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The Story of Tersa
Tersa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1953, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 19 Tersas were born — ranking #3,102 that year. As of 2026, Tersa ranks #10,517 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 222 Tersas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tersa
Tersa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 222 births in the dataset. Tersa's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #3,102. Use the chart and map above to compare Tersa'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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