Recorded 1970–2016 Girls' name Peak 2002 221 births

Teralyn — girls' name

221 babies named Teralyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s451990s522000s682010s16
2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Teralyn was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

13 babies were named Teralyn in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teralyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Teralyn between 1970 and 2016, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teralyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teralyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Teralyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teralyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 221 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Teralyn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

221

Since 1970

47 years of records

Peak year

2002

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1970

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2016

Teralyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1970

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2002)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 20162007200219941988198219731970 9

Teralyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
68 births that decade — 31% of Teralyn's all-time total
1970s401980s451990s522000s682010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teralyn?
221 babies have been named Teralyn since 1970. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2002 with 13 births.
When was Teralyn most popular?
Teralyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Teralyn been used?
Teralyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 47 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Teralyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teresa, Terri, Terry, Teri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.