Terran
The Story of Terran
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Terran as a girl name dates back to 1961, when 7 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Terran — #2,439 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Terrans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 566 Terrans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Terran as a boy name dates back to 1945, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 51 newborns named Terran — #1,677 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Terrans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,439 among boy names with 9 births, falling sharply (-52%). In total, more than 2K Terrans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Terran
Terran is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Terran's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,677. Use the chart and map above to compare Terran'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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