Tera
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #11,122
- Peak · girls
- 1974 · 409 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,918since 1885
Tera over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Tera has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 |
| 2021 | #6,414 | 18 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 |
| 2014 | #5,797 | 22 |
| 2013 | #7,372 | 16 |
| 2012 | #4,707 | 30 |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 |
| 2010 | #4,107 | 36 |
| 2009 | #4,107 | 37 |
| 2008 | #3,222 | 52 |
| 2007 | #3,247 | 52 |
| 2006 | #3,505 | 45 |
| 2005 | #2,607 | 65 |
| 2004 | #3,127 | 49 |
| 2003 | #2,956 | 51 |
| 2002 | #2,199 | 75 |
| 2001 | #2,193 | 74 |
| 2000 | #2,854 | 50 |
| 1999 | #1,770 | 90 |
| 1998 | #1,977 | 76 |
| 1997 | #1,562 | 103 |
| 1996 | #1,881 | 77 |
| 1995 | #1,449 | 111 |
| 1994 | #1,277 | 133 |
| 1993 | #1,211 | 143 |
| 1992 | #1,329 | 126 |
| 1991 | #1,065 | 170 |
| 1990 | #890 | 217 |
| 1989 | #825 | 230 |
| 1988 | #770 | 243 |
| 1987 | #750 | 239 |
| 1986 | #636 | 291 |
| 1985 | #532 | 373 |
| 1984 | #486 | 416 |
| 1983 | #489 | 402 |
| 1982 | #517 | 386 |
| 1981 | #543 | 343 |
| 1980 | #531 | 356 |
| 1979 | #526 | 362 |
| 1978 | #492 | 395 |
| 1977 | #488 | 390 |
| 1976 | #505 | 353 |
| 1975 | #482 | 381 |
| 1974 | #449 | 409 |
| 1973 | #463 | 396 |
| 1972 | #474 | 379 |
| 1971 | #559 | 318 |
| 1970 | #762 | 191 |
| 1969 | #1,303 | 75 |
| 1968 | #1,491 | 58 |
| 1967 | #1,382 | 63 |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 |
| 1965 | #1,622 | 48 |
| 1964 | #1,708 | 46 |
| 1963 | #1,580 | 51 |
| 1962 | #1,858 | 38 |
| 1961 | #1,768 | 42 |
| 1960 | #1,811 | 39 |
| 1959 | #2,517 | 21 |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 |
| 1938 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 |
| 1935 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 |
| 1931 | — | |
| 1930 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1885
The first year at least five girls were named Tera! It came in at #1,047, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1893, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Tera is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Dakota#101 · 1 in 425
- North Dakota#126 · 1 in 543
- Nevada#173 · 1 in 663
- Iowa#206 · 1 in 1,239
- Wisconsin#249 · 1 in 1,704
Best ever in a state: #101 in South Dakota, 1978.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #101 | 10 | 1 in 425 |
| North Dakota | #126 | 8 | 1 in 543 |
| Nevada | #173 | 5 | 1 in 663 |
| Iowa | #206 | 15 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Wisconsin | #249 | 17 | 1 in 1,704 |
| Minnesota | #287 | 13 | 1 in 2,041 |
| Washington | #298 | 13 | 1 in 1,765 |
| Kentucky | #300 | 12 | 1 in 1,991 |
| Michigan | #303 | 27 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Utah | #308 | 9 | 1 in 1,685 |
| Oregon | #315 | 8 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Kansas | #319 | 7 | 1 in 1,919 |
| Oklahoma | #325 | 9 | 1 in 1,889 |
| Colorado | #326 | 9 | 1 in 1,922 |
| Ohio | #395 | 21 | 1 in 3,284 |
| Arizona | #404 | 7 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Indiana | #432 | 10 | 1 in 3,479 |
| Tennessee | #458 | 8 | 1 in 3,483 |
| Alabama | #461 | 7 | 1 in 3,107 |
| Missouri | #502 | 7 | 1 in 4,379 |
| North Carolina | #503 | 8 | 1 in 4,046 |
| California | #544 | 41 | 1 in 3,740 |
| Illinois | #546 | 17 | 1 in 4,171 |
| Virginia | #600 | 5 | 1 in 5,568 |
| Georgia | #602 | 7 | 1 in 4,607 |
| Pennsylvania | #612 | 11 | 1 in 6,000 |
| Louisiana | #669 | 6 | 1 in 4,586 |
| Texas | #679 | 20 | 1 in 5,170 |
| Florida | #759 | 7 | 1 in 6,289 |
| New York | #1,278 | 7 | 1 in 14,047 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tera
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 541 spots in 1970 (#1,303 → #762)
- Biggest drop: 175 spots in 1991 (#890 → #1,065)
Rise & fade · girls
89 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1974 at #449 (409 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 21 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 1970–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,588
- Highest: 1 in 3,588 girls born in 1974 were named Tera (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 202,524 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 36.0% of all girls named Tera (3,574) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,047 (1885) | #1,047 |
| 1890s | 34 | #1,237 (1894) | #1,458 |
| 1900s | 54 | #1,339 (1901) | #1,557 |
| 1910s | 74 | #2,316 (1917) | #2,965 |
| 1920s | 97 | #2,378 (1921) | #3,291 |
| 1930s | 41 | #3,103 (1936) | #3,522 |
| 1940s | 91 | #2,572 (1940) | #3,183 |
| 1950s | 130 | #2,517 (1959) | #3,073 |
| 1960s | 505 | #1,303 (1969) | #1,619 |
| 1970s | 3,574 | #449 (1974) | #520 |
| 1980s | 3,279 | #486 (1984) | #608 |
| 1990s | 1,246 | #890 (1990) | #1,441 |
| 2000s | 550 | #2,193 (2001) | #3,002 |
| 2010s | 180 | #4,107 (2010) | #7,529 |
| 2020s | 58 | #6,414 (2021) | #9,048 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tera in 1978
girls
#492
395 births · 1 in 3,878 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,878 of them was named Tera, which outranked 95.7% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Tera
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.