Terrah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAIR-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Terrah is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “earth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Terrah mean?
Latin: spelling of Terra; Latin word
“earth”
Latin for earth; in Roman religion Terra Mater, or Tellus, was the goddess of the earth.
Meaning borrowed from Terra. More on Wiktionary.
Is Terrah a girl's or a boy's name?
Terrah is a girls' name.
How popular is Terrah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Terrah in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Terrah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 33 | #2,913 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,897 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,340 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 31 | #2,666 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
Names like Terrah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah, Cassidy, Kaitlyn, Ashley, Teagan, Brianna, Tiana, Sarah, Ryan, Fallon, Kiara, Morgan
Names related to Terrah
Terra, Tierra, Terri, Tera, Terriah, Terriyah, Teriyah, Terrie
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Terrah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/terrah, updated 20 October 2026.