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Terra

Terra holds the #2410 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 74 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1980 (#379 nationally, 604 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1940. The name's biggest fan base is in North Carolina (#1437 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#2410
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#379
in 1980 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
74
girls named Terra

Terra popularity, 1880–2025

0.010%0.020%0.029%0.039%18801900192019401960198020002020#379 in 1980
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1980

Where Terra is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025CT—California: #2487 (7 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2487Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025HI—Texas: #2636 (7 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)TX#2636Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Terra in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: North Carolina (#1437), Texas (#2636), California (#2487)

Uniqueness score

66/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Terra in the most recent year of SSA data.

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