Teruko

Girl · recorded 1913–1981

  • 1981last recorded
  • 1927best year

Most popular in 1927.

Last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Teruko.

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

0193819131930194719641981

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 28 recorded years as a table
Teruko, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191311
191413
191510
191612
19176
191817
191919
192018
192114
192213
192319
192421
192515
192616
192738
192823
192915
193012
19319
193212
19336
19346
19365
19376
19385
19735
19743
19815

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Teruko isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1981
8
Rank in 1981
#7,409
How rare
1 in 208,507 girls
Since 1913
405

Teruko was last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1927, at 38 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Teruko doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.