Teruo
Teruo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Teruo Abe , Japanese footballer Teruo Akiyama , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Teruo Chinen , Japanese karateka Chiyozakura Teruo , Japanese sumo wrestler Teruo Funai , Japanese long-distance runner Hata Teruo , Japanese painter Teruo Higa , Japanese academic Teruo Ishii , Japanese film director Teruo Itokawa ,…
Meaning & Origin of Teruo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teruo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Teruo Abe , Japanese footballer Teruo Akiyama , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Teruo Chinen , Japanese karateka Chiyozakura Teruo , Japanese sumo wrestler Teruo Funai , Japanese long-distance runner Hata Teruo , Japanese painter Teruo Higa , Japanese academic Teruo Ishii , Japanese film director Teruo Itokawa ,…
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The Story of Teruo
Teruo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 37 Teruos were born — ranking #1,178 that year. As of 2026, Teruo ranks #3,645 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 274 Teruos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Teruo
Teruo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 274 births in the dataset. Teruo's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #1,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Teruo'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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