How popular is the baby name Tereva in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Tereva.

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Popularity of the baby name Tereva


Posts that mention the name Tereva

Interesting one-hit wonder names in the U.S. baby name data

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They came, they went, and they never came back!

These baby names are one-hit wonders in the U.S. baby name data. That is, they’ve only popped up once, ever, in the entire dataset of U.S. baby names (which accounts for all names given to at least 5 U.S. babies per year since 1880).

There are thousands of one-hit wonders in the dataset, but the names below have interesting stories behind their single appearance, so these are the one-hits I’m writing specific posts about. Just click on a name to read more.

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  • 2020: Jexi

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As I discover (and write about) more one-hit wonders in the data, I’ll add the names/links to this page. In the meanwhile, do you have any favorite one-hit wonder baby names?

Image: Adapted from Solitary Poppy by Andy Beecroft under CC BY-SA 2.0.

[Latest update: Apr. 2024]

Where did the baby name Tareva come from in 1985?

Tareva Henderson's first appearance on the TV show "Star Search" (1985)
Tareva Henderson

Toward the end of 1985, Tareva Henderson of Baton Rouge started appearing on the popular TV talent show Star Search. According to one Louisiana newspaper, “She finished out the show Dec. 28 with six wins in the female vocalist category. That’s more than enough to put her in the Search semi-finals.”

In fact, Tareva was featured on eight different episodes of the show. Here are the songs she sang:

  • “Saving All My Love For You”
  • “I Knew You When”
  • “Tonight I Give In”
  • “Let Me Be Your Angel”
  • “Come to Me”
  • “You Could Have Been With Me”
  • “Bridge Over Troubled Waters”
  • “The Gift”

The baby name Tareva started popping up in the U.S. baby name data the same year Tareva Henderson began appearing on Star Search:

  • 1988: not listed
  • 1987: 9 baby girls named Tareva
  • 1986: 63 baby girls named Tareva [peak]
  • 1985: 13 baby girls named Tareva [debut]
  • 1984: unlisted
  • 1983: unlisted

Though it was only in the data for a total of three years, it did give rise to a pair of variant spellings, Tereva and Tavera, both of which were one-hit wonders in 1986.

What are your thoughts on the baby name Tareva?

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Image: © 1985 Star Search (Screenshot of Star Search)