Terra is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Terra means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Terra across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Terra has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Terra is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “earth”. From the Latin word for earth, also a variant of Tara.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,434 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9 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 Terra per year, United States (1940 to 2025). United States peaked in 1980 (604/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (3/yr).
Terra has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1980, when it ranked #696 nationally (given to 604 babies that year).
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