How Many People Are Named Terah?
An estimated 1,332 people in the United States have the first name Terah. It is predominantly female (97.0%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Terah peaked in popularity in 1985 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terah 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 Terah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,332
About 1 in 257,323 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1985
65 births
Total Registered
1,416
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terah
Terah is predominantly female (97.0%), though 43 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Terah as a male name
Ranked #8,140 in 1991
6 male births in 1991
Peak: 1978 (6 births)
Terah as a female name
Ranked #17,892 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1985 (65 births)
Terah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terah span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 502 babies were registered. Terah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terah by Decade
How has Terah 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.
Terah by State
Birth registrations for Terah span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Michigan, Florida, Oklahoma. On average, about 23 Terahs were registered per state.
Terah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terah
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Terah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terah?
We estimate approximately 1,332 people named Terah 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 257,323 Americans share this first name.
Is Terah a common name?
Terah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,416 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terah most popular?
Terah reached peak popularity in 1985, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terah is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terah a female name?
Terah is predominantly female. 97.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terah Smith, Terah Johnson, Terah 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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