Recorded 1971–2020 Boys' name Peak 1998 280 births

Terek — boys' name

280 babies named Terek in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s521990s962000s832010s332020s5
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Terek was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

18 babies were named Terek in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terek

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Terek between 1971 and 2020, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terek performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Terek shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Terek in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terek 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 280 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.

Terek at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

280

Since 1971

50 years of records

Peak year

1998

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1971

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2020

Terek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1971

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1998)
18
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20202010200520001995198919831971 5

Terek by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 34% of Terek's all-time total
1970s111980s521990s962000s832010s332020s5

Terek by state

Where Terek concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Terek
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 2.1%
New Jersey share of Terek's total US births 2.1%

6 of 280 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terek?
280 babies have been named Terek since 1971. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1998 with 18 births.
When was Terek most popular?
Terek was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Terek most popular?
The top states for the name Terek are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Terek been used?
Terek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 50 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Terek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Terry, Terrence, Terrance, Terrell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–2020 (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.