Boys' name · since 1977
Terelle
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 352 babies named Terelle, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Terelle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 352 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terelle has been recorded 352 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2012.
- #9,717 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 352 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terelle ranks #9,717 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 352 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Terelle's 352 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Terelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terelle's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terelle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2012
- Peak year (1986)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Terelle popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Terelle as girls' name)
Terelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (132 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Terelle's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Terelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 132 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Terelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1977–2012 (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 Terelle 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.