Tera is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tera means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tera across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tera has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tera is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “harvester”. A variant of Tara or a short form of Teresa.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,918 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tera per year, United States (1885 to 2024). United States peaked in 1984 (416/yr).
Tera has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1984, when it ranked #879 nationally (given to 416 babies that year).
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