Recorded 1977–2012 Boys' name Peak 1986 352 births

Terelle — boys' name

352 babies named Terelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s1171990s1322000s572010s22
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Terelle was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

18 babies were named Terelle in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 352 babies named Terelle between 1977 and 2012, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Terelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terelle 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 352 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.

Terelle at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

352

Since 1977

36 years of records

Peak year

1986

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1977

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2012

Terelle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1977

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1986)
18
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20122007200019951990198519801977 6

Terelle popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1986 (Terelle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1986 5

Terelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
132 births that decade — 38% of Terelle's all-time total
1970s241980s1171990s1322000s572010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terelle?
352 babies have been named Terelle since 1977. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1986 with 18 births.
When was Terelle most popular?
Terelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Terelle been used?
Terelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 36 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Terelle?
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, 1977–2012 (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.