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
- Peak · boys
- 1985 · 890 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 36,502since 1885
Terrell over time
Rank among boys' names. Terrell has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,529 | 113 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,494 | 120 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,591 | 109 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,220 | 161 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,140 | 177 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,130 | 173 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,072 | 190 | |
| 2018 | — | #964 | 215 | |
| 2017 | — | #876 | 245 | |
| 2016 | — | #927 | 229 | |
| 2015 | — | #890 | 248 | |
| 2014 | — | #822 | 276 | |
| 2013 | — | #725 | 322 | |
| 2012 | — | #675 | 350 | |
| 2011 | — | #621 | 383 | |
| 2010 | — | #639 | 378 | |
| 2009 | — | #584 | 451 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #546 | 480 |
| 2007 | — | #508 | 521 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #516 | 500 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #482 | 519 |
| 2004 | — | #484 | 512 | |
| 2003 | — | #482 | 516 | |
| 2002 | — | #473 | 503 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #454 | 531 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #409 | 608 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #370 | 705 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #320 | 862 |
| 1997 | — | #361 | 688 | |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #362 | 669 |
| 1995 | #4,518 | 22 | #353 | 696 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #336 | 734 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #314 | 847 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #310 | 849 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #280 | 949 |
| 1990 | #4,694 | 20 | #282 | 925 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #259 | 983 |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 | #256 | 918 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | #258 | 868 |
| 1986 | #3,203 | 28 | #260 | 857 |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | #254 | 890 |
| 1984 | #2,781 | 32 | #259 | 801 |
| 1983 | #3,340 | 24 | #286 | 713 |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 21 | #295 | 682 |
| 1981 | #2,563 | 36 | #317 | 600 |
| 1980 | #3,134 | 27 | #316 | 604 |
| 1979 | #2,671 | 33 | #318 | 593 |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | #343 | 502 |
| 1977 | #2,715 | 30 | #315 | 591 |
| 1976 | #2,387 | 34 | #344 | 502 |
| 1975 | #1,986 | 44 | #349 | 492 |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | #425 | 339 |
| 1973 | #2,094 | 38 | #408 | 364 |
| 1972 | #1,832 | 46 | #423 | 352 |
| 1971 | #1,594 | 59 | #439 | 345 |
| 1970 | #1,544 | 63 | #432 | 354 |
| 1969 | #1,809 | 46 | #441 | 319 |
| 1968 | #1,678 | 48 | #444 | 297 |
| 1967 | #1,921 | 37 | #421 | 327 |
| 1966 | #2,519 | 23 | #485 | 247 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #492 | 243 |
| 1964 | #2,109 | 32 | #527 | 220 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #504 | 254 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #531 | 226 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | #548 | 207 |
| 1960 | #2,097 | 30 | #535 | 219 |
| 1959 | #2,191 | 27 | #529 | 221 |
| 1958 | #1,820 | 36 | #481 | 263 |
| 1957 | #1,989 | 30 | #531 | 213 |
| 1956 | #2,321 | 23 | #528 | 201 |
| 1955 | #2,063 | 27 | #517 | 199 |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | #523 | 195 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #535 | 178 |
| 1952 | #2,074 | 24 | #528 | 177 |
| 1951 | #2,182 | 21 | #485 | 194 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | #469 | 203 |
| 1949 | #1,845 | 27 | #464 | 202 |
| 1948 | #1,648 | 32 | #458 | 212 |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | #499 | 182 |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 | #467 | 187 |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 17 | #518 | 133 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #530 | 131 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #581 | 119 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | #626 | 102 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #520 | 130 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #539 | 119 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #621 | 88 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #719 | 72 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #742 | 67 |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #747 | 65 |
| 1935 | — | #771 | 64 | |
| 1934 | — | #828 | 57 | |
| 1933 | — | #905 | 47 | |
| 1932 | — | #937 | 48 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,302 | 28 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,173 | 36 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,078 | 41 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,078 | 42 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,041 | 45 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,192 | 36 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,184 | 36 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,045 | 46 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,275 | 32 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #1,084 | 42 |
| 1921 | — | #1,199 | 36 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #1,004 | 47 |
| 1919 | — | #1,207 | 34 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,172 | 35 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,238 | 30 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,096 | 35 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,181 | 30 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,153 | 25 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #854 | 27 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
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| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#219 · 1 in 1,538
- Georgia#246 · 1 in 1,776
- Louisiana#271 · 1 in 1,853
- Florida#309 · 1 in 2,826
- Mississippi#345 · 1 in 3,462
Best ever in a state: #60 in District of Columbia, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #219 | 25 | 1 in 1,538 |
| Georgia | #246 | 27 | 1 in 1,776 |
| Louisiana | #271 | 23 | 1 in 1,853 |
| Florida | #309 | 19 | 1 in 2,826 |
| Mississippi | #345 | 8 | 1 in 3,462 |
| South Carolina | #376 | 6 | 1 in 4,765 |
| Oklahoma | #382 | 5 | 1 in 4,799 |
| Tennessee | #416 | 6 | 1 in 6,643 |
| Virginia | #499 | 5 | 1 in 8,639 |
| North Carolina | #530 | 5 | 1 in 10,529 |
| Texas | #558 | 17 | 1 in 7,245 |
| California | #610 | 14 | 1 in 12,832 |
| Illinois | #672 | 6 | 1 in 19,391 |
| New York | #916 | 5 | 1 in 36,182 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1985 at #254 (890 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1932–2018
- 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
- 21.7% of all boys named Terrell (7,924) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 5 | #994 (1890) | #994 |
| 1900s | 49 | #846 (1903) | #1,029 |
| 1910s | 244 | #854 (1912) | #1,215 |
| 1920s | 403 | #1,004 (1920) | #1,118 |
| 1930s | 572 | #621 (1939) | #875 |
| 1940s | 1,517 | #458 (1948) | #520 |
| 1950s | 2,044 | #469 (1950) | #513 |
| 1960s | 2,559 | #421 (1967) | #493 |
| 1970s | 4,434 | #315 (1977) | #380 |
| 1980s | 7,916 | #254 (1985) | #276 |
| 1990s | 7,924 | #280 (1991) | #329 |
| 2000s | 5,141 | #409 (2000) | #494 |
| 2010s | 2,836 | #621 (2011) | #821 |
| 2020s | 853 | #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 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 74,943 of them was named Terrell, which outranked 69.6% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,152Valli28
- #2,152Van28
- #2,152Velinda28
- #2,191Terrell27
- #2,191Adria27
- #2,191Alesa27
- #2,191Alica27
- #2,234Alda26
- #2,234Alexa26
- #2,234Augustine26
Tied with 42 names at #2,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 9,658 of them was named Terrell, which outranked 88.4% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.