Terica
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- teh-REE-kah
- Origin
- Modern
Terica is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Terica come from?
Modern: spelling of Terrica; modern US coinage, in the style of Terri
Meaning borrowed from Terrica.
Is Terica a girl's or a boy's name?
Terica is a girls' name.
How popular is Terica in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 56 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Terica in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Terica in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 40 | #2,845 |
| 1989 | 43 | #2,613 |
| 1988 | 41 | #2,592 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,432 |
| 1986 | 42 | #2,383 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,600 |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,886 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 41 | #2,375 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 45 | #2,187 |
| 1978 | 29 | #2,801 |
| 1977 | 42 | #2,189 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,513 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
Names like Terica
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda, Tabitha, Samantha, Jessica, Melissa, Kayla, Christina, Miranda, Tara, Sara, Natasha, Bianca
Names related to Terica
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Terica: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/terica, updated 20 October 2026.