Tera
Tera is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tera is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tera
The earliest SSA record of Tera as a baby girl name dates back to 1885, when 5 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 416 newborns named Tera — #486 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Teras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,473 among baby girl names with 8 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 10K Teras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tera
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tera. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Tera
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About the name Tera
Tera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Tera's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #449. Use the chart and map above to compare Tera's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.