Teruyo
Teruyo Tanaka is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.
Meaning & Origin of Teruyo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teruyo Tanaka is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.
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The Story of Teruyo
Teruyo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 6 Teruyos were born — ranking #4,083 that year. As of 2026, Teruyo ranks #4,805 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Teruyos 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 Teruyo
Teruyo is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Teruyo's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #4,083. Use the chart and map above to compare Teruyo'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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