Tera

Tera: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “earth”
Origin: English
Say it: TAIR-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Often used as a variant of Terra, from Latin terra 'earth'. It can also appear as a modern spelling of Tara in some cases.

English names Names meaning earth Names meaning nature Modern names Nature names

How popular is Tera?

20242.4 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Tera in 20248

Peak year1974

Total US babies since 18809,918

Tera is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tera

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Terraearth · Latin
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Tera questions

What does the name Tera mean?

Tera means "earth". It comes from English. Often used as a variant of Terra, from Latin terra 'earth'. It can also appear as a modern spelling of Tara in some cases.

Is Tera a boy or girl name?

Tera is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tera?

8 US babies were named Tera in 2024. Its peak year was 1974.

How do you pronounce Tera?

Tera is usually pronounced TAIR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.