Unisex name · since 1975
Teran
355 babies named Teran in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 355
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
355 boys have been named Teran since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Teran recorded 355 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2015.
- #9,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 355 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teran ranks #9,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 355 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 355
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Teran's 355 recorded births place it above 78.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Teran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Teran splits its recorded history at 1993: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Teran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2015
- Peak year (1996)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Teran popularity over time - girls
185 total births recorded since 1975 (Teran as girls' name)
Teran by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (167 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Teran's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Teran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 167 births (47% of all-time use).
Teran by state
Where Teran concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 355 births nationwide.
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What to do with Teran's data
- Teran's decade-level peak was the 1990s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Terans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Teran draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.