Recorded 1984–2012 Unisex name Peak 1993 122 births

Teren — boys' name

122 babies named Teren in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s532000s342010s11
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Teren was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Teren in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teren

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Teren between 1984 and 2012, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Teren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Teren is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 57 additional births since 1956.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teren performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Teren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teren 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 122 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.

Teren at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

122

Since 1984

29 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1984

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2012

Teren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1984

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 2012200420001997199219871984 5

Teren popularity over time — girls

57 total births recorded since 1956 (Teren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 57 births
456789 2006199819931986198519841983198219571956 5

Teren by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
53 births that decade — 43% of Teren's all-time total
1980s241990s532000s342010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teren?
122 babies have been named Teren since 1984. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Teren most popular?
Teren was most popular in the 1990s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Is Teren a unisex name?
Yes, Teren is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 122 births, and as a girl's name it has 57 births.
How long has the name Teren been used?
Teren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 29 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Teren?
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, 1984–2012 (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.