How Many People Are Named Terra?
An estimated 14,259 people in the United States have the first name Terra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Terra peaked in popularity in 1980 with 604 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terra 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 Terra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,259
About 1 in 24,038 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1980
604 births
Total Registered
15,358
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terra
Terra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,358 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Terra as a male name
Ranked #7,224 in 1984
5 male births in 1984
Peak: 1984 (5 births)
Terra as a female name
Ranked #2,549 in 2024
70 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (604 births)
Terra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terra span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,766 babies were registered. Terra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terra by Decade
How has Terra 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.
Terra by State
Birth registrations for Terra span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in New Jersey, Nevada, Alaska. On average, about 289 Terras were registered per state.
Terra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terra
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Terra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terra?
We estimate approximately 14,259 people named Terra 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 24,038 Americans share this first name.
Is Terra a common name?
Terra is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,358 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terra most popular?
Terra reached peak popularity in 1980, when 604 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terra is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terra a female name?
Terra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terra Smith, Terra Johnson, Terra 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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