Tera
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning star; a form of Tara.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Tera by the numbers
Tera was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 416 babies in 1984, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tera. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Tarastar or carrying90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Terraearth, land86 in the US (2017)
- Tyragoddess of war; a form of Tyr or Tiara65 in the US (2017)
- Teagoddess; a form of Thea25 in the US (2017)
- Toratorah; the law or teaching6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Terireaper or harvester; a form of Theresa12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Tera
Names that are said the same way as Tera, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a star
Like Tera, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Tera
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