Is Terra a boy or girl name?
Terra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 0 boys were named Terra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 15,358 US babies named Terra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,549
- Babies named Terra since 1940
- 15,358
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 604 babies
Boys and girls named Terra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 365 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 613 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 4,766 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 4,636 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,437 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,163 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 885 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 407 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,549 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,138 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,189 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,237 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,166 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,270 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,180 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,051 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,087 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,231 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,234 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,939 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,171 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,383 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,181 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,074 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,067 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,065 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,598 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,881 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,494 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,409 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,583 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,065 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,104 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,078 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 204 | #944 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 233 | #840 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 253 | #801 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 264 | #783 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 284 | #747 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 304 | #701 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 355 | #634 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 371 | #590 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 380 | #561 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 365 | #549 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 414 | #506 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 469 | #458 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,224 | 518 | #411 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 510 | #425 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 522 | #423 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 483 | #444 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 604 | #379 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 554 | #394 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 509 | #407 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 543 | #387 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 486 | #416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 527 | #386 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 518 | #395 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 469 | #417 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 488 | #404 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 395 | #487 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 277 | #619 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,316 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,373 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,381 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,309 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,446 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,309 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,304 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,595 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,596 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,090 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,496 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,604 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,454 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,579 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,535 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,831 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,866 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,262 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,105 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,894 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,837 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,690 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,682 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,375 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,990 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,522 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,466 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,708 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,969 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Terra reached #7,224 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #379 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Terra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.