Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Terea isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Terea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 194
- 0 boys · 194 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 316 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Terea’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Terea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Terra
“goddess of the earth; the land itself”
>99% girls
Talitha
“a maiden; young girl”
>99% girls
Tia
“an aunt” · “daughter born to royalty”
>99% girls
Elicia
“my God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Taryn
“of the thunder” · “from the high, rocky hill”
7% boys · 93% girls
Tiara
“one who is crowned”
>99% girls
Evelia
“giver of life; a lively woman”
>99% girls
Erica
“ever the ruler”
>99% girls