Boys' name · since 1979
Terdell
Terdell has 13 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
13 boys have been named Terdell since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terdell has been recorded 13 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1979.
- #32,337 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1979
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terdell ranks #32,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Terdell's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Terdell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1979
- Peak year (1979)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Terdell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Terdell's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Terdell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terdell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1979–1979 (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 Terdell 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.