Is Teran a boy or girl name?

Teran is a unisex name. Of the 540 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 34.3% were girls and 65.7% were boys. It changed hands in 1992, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Teran

Recorded 1975–2015 · United States

Teran was most popular in 1985, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,616 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 540 people named Teran.

Teran over time

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

Is Teran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Teran is a unisex name — 34.3% of the 540 Americans given it were girls and 65.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1992 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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.

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