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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Terah

Terah was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1711th; the most babies were born in 1985 (65). More babies were named Terah in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198565 babies
Total since 1880
1,416babies recorded

Terah popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 43 since 1968.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,73712
2000#5,68520
1990#2,31555
1980#2,15148
1970#7,9126
1960#7,2115
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Terah, counting every spelling?

Terah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Terah?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Terah are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 30 and 47. That makes Terah mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Terah by state

How common Terah was among girls born in each state in 1983–1987, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.7×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Terah, girls, 1983–1987. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Terah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Terah, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Terah

How popular is the name Terah?

Terah was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1711th; the most babies were born in 1985 (65). More babies were named Terah in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Terah a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,373 girls and 43 boys.

Where was Terah most popular?

In 1983–1987, Terah was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Ohio.