Terra has been given to about 15,434 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1980, when 604 babies were given the name, ranking 379th. The typical living American called Terra is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.