How Many People Are Named Tera?
An estimated 8,857 people in the United States have the first name Tera. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Tera peaked in popularity in 1984 with 416 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tera as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tera paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,857
About 1 in 38,699 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1984
416 births
Total Registered
9,918
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tera
Tera is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,918 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tera as a female name
Ranked #12,016 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (416 births)
Tera: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tera span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 3,574 babies were registered. Tera has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tera by Decade
How has Tera tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tera by State
Birth registrations for Tera span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Nevada, District of Columbia, New Mexico. On average, about 171 Teras were registered per state.
Tera + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tera as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tera
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tera: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tera?
We estimate approximately 8,857 people named Tera are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,699 Americans share this first name.
Is Tera a common name?
Tera is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,918 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tera most popular?
Tera reached peak popularity in 1984, when 416 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tera is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tera a female name?
Tera is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tera Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tera Smith, Tera Johnson, Tera Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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