Recorded 1975–2015 Unisex name Peak 1996 355 births

Teran — boys' name

355 babies named Teran in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s691990s1672000s622010s20
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Teran was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

23 babies were named Teran in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teran

The Social Security Administration has registered 355 babies named Teran between 1975 and 2015, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Teran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 23 babies received it in a single year. Teran is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 185 additional births since 1975.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teran performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Teran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Teran in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teran in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 355 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Teran at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

355

Since 1975

41 years of records

Peak year

1996

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1975

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2015

Teran popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1975

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1996)
23
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 20152007200019951990198519791975 5

Teran popularity over time — girls

185 total births recorded since 1975 (Teran as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 185 births
0510152025 20041998199319901987198419811975 6

Teran by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 47% of Teran's all-time total
1970s371980s691990s1672000s622010s20

Teran by state

Where Teran concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Teran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 1.4%
Ohio share of Teran's total US births 1.4%

5 of 355 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teran?
355 babies have been named Teran since 1975. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1996 with 23 births.
When was Teran most popular?
Teran was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Teran most popular?
The top states for the name Teran are Ohio (5 births).
Is Teran a unisex name?
Yes, Teran is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 355 births, and as a girl's name it has 185 births.
How long has the name Teran been used?
Teran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 41 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Teran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Terry, Terrence, Terrance, Terrell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.