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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Terrell has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#181 · 1 in 607
- Louisiana#253 · 1 in 1,192
- Maryland#256 · 1 in 1,369
- Virginia#281 · 1 in 1,561
- Georgia#338 · 1 in 1,844
Best ever in a state: #60 in District of Columbia, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #181 | 7 | 1 in 607 |
| Louisiana | #253 | 21 | 1 in 1,192 |
| Maryland | #256 | 21 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Virginia | #281 | 27 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Georgia | #338 | 32 | 1 in 1,844 |
| Florida | #386 | 40 | 1 in 2,382 |
| Alabama | #400 | 11 | 1 in 2,196 |
| Tennessee | #406 | 15 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Illinois | #446 | 26 | 1 in 2,790 |
| Pennsylvania | #447 | 19 | 1 in 3,270 |
| Michigan | #453 | 17 | 1 in 2,903 |
| Missouri | #454 | 12 | 1 in 2,788 |
| South Carolina | #473 | 8 | 1 in 2,713 |
| Wisconsin | #478 | 9 | 1 in 3,189 |
| Indiana | #518 | 11 | 1 in 3,399 |
| New Jersey | #529 | 12 | 1 in 3,718 |
| Oklahoma | #531 | 7 | 1 in 3,065 |
| New York | #534 | 29 | 1 in 3,714 |
| Mississippi | #547 | 5 | 1 in 2,981 |
| North Carolina | #592 | 13 | 1 in 4,141 |
| Ohio | #623 | 13 | 1 in 4,819 |
| Massachusetts | #682 | 5 | 1 in 6,211 |
| Minnesota | #720 | 5 | 1 in 5,841 |
| California | #794 | 30 | 1 in 8,071 |
| Texas | #850 | 24 | 1 in 7,769 |
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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.
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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
| 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 2009
boys
#584
451 births · 1 in 4,398 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 4,398 of them was named Terrell, which outranked 96.0% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.