Teran
The Story of Teran
As a girl name
Teran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1985: 24 births, good for #3,517 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Terans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 185 Terans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Teran as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Teran — #3,107 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Terans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 355 Terans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Teran
Teran is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 355 births in the dataset. Teran's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #3,107. Use the chart and map above to compare Teran'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 .
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