Terrell

Last seen for girls in 2008 at #15,405 · #1,529 for boys in 2025, 113 births
Given to boys 95.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1985 · 890 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
36,502
since 1885

Terrell over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Terrell has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #254, 1985boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,529113
2024—#1,494120
2023—#1,591109
2022—#1,220161
2021—#1,140177
2020—#1,130173
2019—#1,072190
2018—#964215
2017—#876245
2016—#927229
2015—#890248
2014—#822276
2013—#725322
2012—#675350
2011—#621383
2010—#639378
2009—#584451
2008#15,4056#546480
2007—#508521
2006#17,1685#516500
2005#16,4625#482519
2004—#484512
2003—#482516
2002—#473503
2001#13,5216#454531
2000#13,1546#409608
1999#11,3857#370705
1998#9,2609#320862
1997—#361688
1996#8,13210#362669
1995#4,51822#353696
1994#7,09712#336734
1993#5,67316#314847
1992#6,00815#310849
1991#7,43011#280949
1990#4,69420#282925
1989#4,35821#259983
1988#3,58526#256918
1987#5,07415#258868
1986#3,20328#260857
1985#3,62123#254890
1984#2,78132#259801
1983#3,34024#286713
1982#3,78021#295682
1981#2,56336#317600
1980#3,13427#316604
1979#2,67133#318593
1978#3,38822#343502
1977#2,71530#315591
1976#2,38734#344502
1975#1,98644#349492
1974#2,06640#425339
1973#2,09438#408364
1972#1,83246#423352
1971#1,59459#439345
1970#1,54463#432354
1969#1,80946#441319
1968#1,67848#444297
1967#1,92137#421327
1966#2,51923#485247
1965#2,83319#492243
1964#2,10932#527220
1963#2,54323#504254
1962#2,46324#531226
1961#2,75220#548207
1960#2,09730#535219
1959#2,19127#529221
1958#1,82036#481263
1957#1,98930#531213
1956#2,32123#528201
1955#2,06327#517199
1954#2,18624#523195
1953#2,51618#535178
1952#2,07424#528177
1951#2,18221#485194
1950#2,00223#469203
1949#1,84527#464202
1948#1,64832#458212
1947#2,35418#499182
1946#1,86024#467187
1945#2,06017#518133
1944#2,09617#530131
1943#3,8017#581119
1942#2,11717#626102
1941#2,53212#520130
1940#3,2088#539119
1939#2,41712#62188
1938#3,4507#71972
1937#4,2555#74267
1936#4,1815#74765
1935—#77164
1934—#82857
1933—#90547
1932—#93748
1931—#1,30228
1930—#1,17336
1929—#1,07841
1928—#1,07842
1927—#1,04145
1926—#1,19236
1925—#1,18436
1924—#1,04546
1923—#1,27532
1922#5,0095#1,08442
1921—#1,19936
1920#4,9755#1,00447
1919—#1,20734
1918—#1,17235
1917—#1,23830
1916—#1,09635
1915—#1,18130
1914—#1,15325
1913—#1,36515
1912—#85427
1911—#1,2908
1910—#1,5895
1909—#1,0838
1908—#1,1137
1907—#9998
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1902—#1,1375
1901—#1,0585
1900—#9688
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Terrell! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Terrell is popular in 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedWAIdaho: #197 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,399 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedMNIllinois: #521 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 16,231 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedWIMichigan: #529 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 16,850 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #489 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,965 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedNEMissouri: #381 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,377 boysMOKentucky: #367 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,248 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedKSArkansas: #326 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,669 boysARTennessee: #292 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,621 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #360 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,890 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #353 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,822 boysOKLouisiana: #331 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,382 boysLAMississippi: #298 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,921 boysMSAlabama: #260 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,418 boysALGeorgia: #234 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,041 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell, so not publishedHITexas: #551 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,284 boysTXFlorida: #305 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,317 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#197 · 1 in 1,399
  2. Georgia#234 · 1 in 2,041
  3. Alabama#260 · 1 in 2,418
  4. Tennessee#292 · 1 in 3,621
  5. Mississippi#298 · 1 in 2,921

Best ever in a state: #60 in District of Columbia, 1994.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#19751 in 1,399
Georgia#234221 in 2,041
Alabama#260161 in 2,418
Tennessee#292111 in 3,621
Mississippi#298101 in 2,921
Florida#305101 in 3,317
Arkansas#32661 in 3,669
Louisiana#331111 in 3,382
Oklahoma#35351 in 4,822
South Carolina#36061 in 4,890
Kentucky#36771 in 5,248
Missouri#38161 in 7,377
California#489131 in 9,965
Illinois#52161 in 16,231
Michigan#52951 in 16,850
Texas#551151 in 7,284
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Terrell
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 35 spots since 2024 (#1,494 → #1,529)
  • 399 spots since 2020 (#1,130 → #1,529)
  • 639 spots since 2015 (#890 → #1,529)
  • Biggest jump: 436 spots in 1912 (#1,290 → #854)
  • Biggest drop: 511 spots in 1913 (#854 → #1,365)
Rise & fade · boys
100 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1985 at #254 (890 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 93 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1932–2018
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,036
  • Highest: 1 in 2,036 boys born in 1989 were named Terrell (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,116 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #254 in 1985, was only 1 in 2,077 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 21.7% of all boys named Terrell (7,924) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#936 (1885)#936
1890s5#994 (1890)#994
1900s49#846 (1903)#1,029
1910s244#854 (1912)#1,215
1920s403#1,004 (1920)#1,118
1930s572#621 (1939)#875
1940s1,517#458 (1948)#520
1950s2,044#469 (1950)#513
1960s2,559#421 (1967)#493
1970s4,434#315 (1977)#380
1980s7,916#254 (1985)#276
1990s7,924#280 (1991)#329
2000s5,141#409 (2000)#494
2010s2,836#621 (2011)#821
2020s853#1,130 (2020)#1,351

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Terrell in 1951

girls
#2,182
21 births · 1 in 85,755 girls
boys
#485
194 births · 1 in 9,705 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #2,182Terrell21

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #485Terrell194
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 85,755 of them was named Terrell, which outranked 64.9% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Terrell
  1. #2,116Wendolyn22
  2. #2,116Wilhelmenia22
  3. #2,116Zana22
  4. #2,182Terrell21
  5. #2,182Archie21
  6. #2,182Augustina21
  7. #2,182Becki21
  8. #2,245Abbe20
  9. #2,245Adelle20
  10. #2,245Adriane20

Tied with 62 names at #2,182; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 9,705 of them was named Terrell, which outranked 88.6% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Terrell
  1. #482Joey196
  2. #483Drew195
  3. #483Simon195
  4. #485Terrell194
  5. #485Colin194
  6. #485Curt194
  7. #485Javier194
  8. #489Odell193
  9. #490Cornell191
  10. #490Will191

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1951 →