Recorded 1980–2010 Boys' name Peak 1995 145 births

Terel — boys' name

145 babies named Terel in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s571990s752000s82010s5
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Terel was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

14 babies were named Terel in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terel

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Terel between 1980 and 2010, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Terel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terel 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 145 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.

Terel at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

145

Since 1980

31 years of records

Peak year

1995

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1980

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2010

Terel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1980

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1995)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 2010199819941991198619821980 7

Terel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 52% of Terel's all-time total
1980s571990s752000s82010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terel?
145 babies have been named Terel since 1980. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1995 with 14 births.
When was Terel most popular?
Terel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Terel been used?
Terel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 31 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Terel?
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, 1980–2010 (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.