Is Terran a boy or girl name?

Terran is a unisex name. Of the 2,102 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 26.9% were girls and 73.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1986, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Terran

Recorded 1945–2025 · United States

Terran was most popular in 1985, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,685 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,102 people named Terran.

Terran over time

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

Is Terran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Terran is a unisex name — 26.9% of the 2,102 Americans given it were girls and 73.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1986 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% 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.

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