Unisex name · since 1942
Terre
838 babies named Terre in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 838
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Terre is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 838 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Terre recorded 838 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1992.
- #8,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 838 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terre ranks #8,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 838 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 838
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Terre's 838 recorded births place it above 88.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Terre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terre splits its recorded history at 1963: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terre popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1992
- Peak year (1956)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Terre popularity over time - boys
99 total births recorded since 1944 (Terre as boys' name)
Terre by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (354 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Terre's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Terre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 105
1940s
105 births
- 1950s
1950s
354 births
- 1960s
1960s
260 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 354 births (42% of all-time use).
How Terre compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Terre's total volume
Terre by state
Where Terre concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 31 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
34 of 838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Terre's data
- Terre's decade-level peak was the 1950s (354 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Terres (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Terre draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.