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Tera

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Tera has been given to about 9,918 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1984, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 9,271
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tera per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1984 · 416
  • Born in 20250
  • All time9,918

How popular is Tera?

Its best year was 1984, when 416 babies were given the name, ranking 486th. The typical living American called Tera is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Tera

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Terra0.96
  2. Vera0.81
  3. Era0.81
  4. Tiera0.80
  5. Tierra0.77
  6. Tara0.74
  7. Tena0.75
  8. Tyra0.74

Middle names for Tera

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tera Josephine0.84
  2. Tera Rose0.83
  3. Tera Louise0.83
  4. Tera June0.82
  5. Tera Pearl0.82
  6. Tera Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tera

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.83
  2. Aprilsister · 0.81
  3. Jaimeeither · 0.80
  4. Bridgetsister · 0.80
  5. Kareembrother · 0.79
  6. Jamieeither · 0.78

Where Tera is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tera White0.78
    2. Tera Reyes0.78
    3. Tera Nguyen0.78
    4. Tera Moore0.78
    5. Tera Lee0.78
    6. Tera Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tera

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.