unisex name
Terran
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,199
Terran is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 26% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1985, when 69 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1945.
Terran over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 59 |
| 1970s | 164 |
| 1980s | 416 |
| 1990s | 550 |
| 2000s | 460 |
| 2010s | 336 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Terran?
In 2025, Terran was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Terran is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Terran
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Terran also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Terran over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Terran
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Terran — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Terran
How popular is the name Terran?
In 2025, Terran was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Terran a girl's or a boy's name?
Terran is used for both girls and boys. About 26% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Terran most popular?
Terran peaked in 1985, when 69 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Terran a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Terran currently ranks #6,091 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.