Is Terah a boy or girl name?

Terah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,416 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.0% were girls and 3.0% were boys.

Terah

Recorded 1955–2018 · United States

Terah was most popular in 1985, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,787 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,416 people named Terah.

Terah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Terah’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Terah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Terah is a girl’s name — 97.0% of the 1,416 Americans given it were girls and 3.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Terah

Where Terah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org