Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Italian usage, Tersia is a feminine form of TERZO.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tersia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1960.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tersia’s family of names
In Italian usage, Tersia is a feminine form of TERZO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Tersia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Luanna
“one who is content and enjoys life”
>99% girls
Leisha
>99% girls