Given name & surname
Terran
“man of the earth”
Terran is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “man of the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “man of the earth.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Terran is a variant of Terra. The history of Terra gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Terra is associated with an earth goddess.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Terran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,102
- 1,536 boys · 566 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,105 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 94% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,105 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 51 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,792 as a first name in 2020; 177 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Terran’s family of names
Terran has a related form in Terra. Terran has a related form in Terrin. Terran has a related form in Terren.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Terran
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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