Meaning and history
Tera has several possible modern uses. In English it is often a spelling variant of Tara, whose Irish origin refers to the Hill of Tara, an important ceremonial and royal site, or of Terra, the Latin word for “earth.” It can also be a short form created within families. Because these routes are unrelated, Tera has no single fixed meaning. Notable bearers include American actor Tera Patrick and American long-distance runner Tera Moody.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 45 births, rank #3,505
2007: 52 births, rank #3,247
2008: 52 births, rank #3,222
2009: 37 births, rank #4,107
20102010: 36 births, rank #4,107
2011: 20 births, rank #6,335
2012: 30 births, rank #4,707
2013: 16 births, rank #7,372
2014: 22 births, rank #5,797
20152015: 15 births, rank #7,613
2016: 13 births, rank #8,393
2017: 9 births, rank #10,689
2018: 9 births, rank #10,545
2019: 10 births, rank #9,736
20202020: 10 births, rank #9,546
2021: 18 births, rank #6,414
2022: 12 births, rank #8,542
2023: 10 births, rank #9,616
20242024: 8 births, rank #11,122
Tera moved from #829 to #892 for girls between 1989 and 1990. Its highest annual birth count came in 1984, with 416 births.