Terah

Terah

Primarily a girl's name · 97% girls

Origin: English

Terah first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 58 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1985 with 65 babies (rank #1,755 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Terah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Terah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,416

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	7	#5,153
1959	6	#6,164
1960	5	#7,208
1961	5	#7,438
1964	6	#6,702
1965	6	#6,462
1966	5	#7,521
1967	7	#5,992
1969	7	#6,551
1970	6	#7,913
1971	17	#3,781
1972	22	#3,051
1973	25	#2,824
1974	33	#2,387
1975	33	#2,451
1976	34	#2,431
1977	53	#1,899
1978	43	#2,185
1979	45	#2,215
1980	48	#2,151
1981	58	#1,884
1982	53	#1,989
1983	64	#1,711
1984	53	#1,959
1985	65	#1,755
1986	40	#2,509
1987	29	#3,252
1988	42	#2,592
1989	34	#3,158
1990	55	#2,315
1991	30	#3,629
1992	23	#4,521
1993	34	#3,349
1994	24	#4,369
1995	19	#5,204
1996	29	#3,822
1997	21	#4,993
1998	23	#4,787
1999	19	#5,642
2000	20	#5,684
2001	20	#5,797
2002	20	#5,885
2003	13	#8,452
2004	20	#6,195
2005	17	#7,114
2006	16	#7,836
2007	13	#9,498
2008	12	#10,025
2009	16	#8,024
2010	12	#9,734
2011	7	#14,715
2012	11	#10,368
2013	7	#14,464
2014	14	#8,448
2015	11	#10,092
2016	6	#16,057
2017	5	#18,200
2018	5	#17,892

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#5,153

1959

#6,164

1960

#7,208

1961

#7,438

1964

#6,702

1965

#6,462

1966

#7,521

1967

#5,992

1969

#6,551

1970

#7,913

1971

#3,781

1972

#3,051

1973

#2,824

1974

#2,387

1975

#2,451

1976

#2,431

1977

#1,899

1978

#2,185

1979

#2,215

1980

#2,151

1981

#1,884

1982

#1,989

1983

#1,711

1984

#1,959

1985

#1,755

1986

#2,509

1987

#3,252

1988

#2,592

1989

#3,158

1990

#2,315

1991

#3,629

1992

#4,521

1993

#3,349

1994

#4,369

1995

#5,204

1996

#3,822

1997

#4,993

1998

#4,787

1999

#5,642

2000

#5,684

2001

#5,797

2002

#5,885

2003

#8,452

2004

#6,195

2005

#7,114

2006

#7,836

2007

#9,498

2008

#10,025

2009

#8,024

2010

#9,734

2011

#14,715

2012

#10,368

2013

#14,464

2014

#8,448

2015

#10,092

2016

#16,057

2017

#18,200

2018

#17,892

Numerology of Terah

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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