Terra
Girl name
Terra meaning
goddess of the earth; the land itself
Terra at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,524 in 2024
Terra popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,062 | 31 |
| 1970 | #618 | 277 |
| 1980 | #379 | 604 |
| 1990 | #631 | 355 |
| 2000 | #1,225 | 162 |
| 2010 | #2,360 | 80 |
| 2020 | #2,216 | 81 |
| 2024 | #2,524 | 70 |
All 84 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 |
| 1942 | #3,443 | 8 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 |
| 1949 | #2,725 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 |
| 1951 | #2,064 | 23 |
| 1952 | #2,201 | 22 |
| 1953 | #1,834 | 30 |
| 1954 | #1,801 | 33 |
| 1955 | #1,516 | 45 |
| 1956 | #1,560 | 46 |
| 1957 | #1,442 | 54 |
| 1958 | #1,588 | 45 |
| 1959 | #1,477 | 53 |
| 1960 | #2,062 | 31 |
| 1961 | #1,580 | 51 |
| 1962 | #1,577 | 51 |
| 1963 | #1,298 | 72 |
| 1964 | #1,292 | 74 |
| 1965 | #1,437 | 59 |
| 1966 | #1,304 | 69 |
| 1967 | #1,372 | 64 |
| 1968 | #1,365 | 67 |
| 1969 | #1,303 | 75 |
| 1970 | #618 | 277 |
| 1971 | #487 | 395 |
| 1972 | #404 | 488 |
| 1973 | #417 | 469 |
| 1974 | #395 | 518 |
| 1975 | #386 | 527 |
| 1976 | #416 | 486 |
| 1977 | #387 | 543 |
| 1978 | #406 | 509 |
| 1979 | #393 | 554 |
| 1980 | #379 | 604 |
| 1981 | #444 | 483 |
| 1982 | #423 | 522 |
| 1983 | #424 | 510 |
| 1984 | #411 | 518 |
| 1985 | #458 | 469 |
| 1986 | #505 | 414 |
| 1987 | #548 | 365 |
| 1988 | #561 | 380 |
| 1989 | #590 | 371 |
| 1990 | #631 | 355 |
| 1991 | #700 | 304 |
| 1992 | #744 | 284 |
| 1993 | #781 | 264 |
| 1994 | #801 | 253 |
| 1995 | #838 | 233 |
| 1996 | #943 | 204 |
| 1997 | #1,074 | 175 |
| 1998 | #1,099 | 175 |
| 1999 | #1,061 | 190 |
| 2000 | #1,225 | 162 |
| 2001 | #1,572 | 118 |
| 2002 | #1,404 | 137 |
| 2003 | #1,486 | 131 |
| 2004 | #1,871 | 101 |
| 2005 | #1,589 | 128 |
| 2006 | #2,049 | 96 |
| 2007 | #2,059 | 99 |
| 2008 | #2,062 | 99 |
| 2009 | #2,165 | 92 |
| 2010 | #2,360 | 80 |
| 2011 | #2,156 | 88 |
| 2012 | #1,929 | 102 |
| 2013 | #2,211 | 84 |
| 2014 | #2,213 | 85 |
| 2015 | #2,080 | 94 |
| 2016 | #2,031 | 97 |
| 2017 | #2,160 | 88 |
| 2018 | #2,253 | 81 |
| 2019 | #2,154 | 86 |
| 2020 | #2,216 | 81 |
| 2021 | #2,308 | 79 |
| 2022 | #2,173 | 87 |
| 2023 | #2,122 | 90 |
| 2024 | #2,524 | 70 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Terra” (revision 93017061), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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