How Many People Are Named Terran?
An estimated 2,016 people in the United States have the first name Terran. It is used for both genders, with 72.9% male. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Terran peaked in popularity in 1985 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terran 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 Terran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,016
About 1 in 170,017 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
72.9% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1985
69 births
Total Registered
2,087
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terran
Terran is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (72.9%) and females (27.1%). Out of 2,087 total births registered, 1,521 were male and 566 were female.
Terran as a male name
Ranked #7,184 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (51 births)
Terran as a female name
Ranked #13,671 in 2018
7 female births in 2018
Peak: 1985 (40 births)
Terran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terran span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 550 babies were registered. Terran has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terran by Decade
How has Terran 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.
Terran by State
Birth registrations for Terran span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Indiana, Florida, Ohio. On average, about 17 Terrans were registered per state.
Terran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terran
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Terran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terran?
We estimate approximately 2,016 people named Terran 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 170,017 Americans share this first name.
Is Terran a common name?
Terran is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,087 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terran most popular?
Terran reached peak popularity in 1985, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terran is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terran a male name?
Terran is predominantly male. 72.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terran Smith, Terran Johnson, Terran 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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