Boys' name · since 1978

Terik

114 babies named Terik in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,573 of 45,481
all-time among boys
114
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade

Terik is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 114 have been recorded since 1978.

Terik has 114 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2016.

  • #16,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 114 born since 1978
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terik ranks #16,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.

#16,573 of 45,481
all-time among boys
114
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Terik's 114 recorded births place it above 63.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Terik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Terik's full recorded timeline at 1995, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Terik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1997)
16
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
05101520 19781980199119931996199820012016 5

Terik by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 69% of the file).

1990s was Terik's strongest decade.

79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Terik births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terik? ▼
114 babies have been named Terik since 1978. All-time, it sits at #16,573 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1997 with 16 births.
Where does Terik sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terik ranks #16,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Terik most popular? ▼
Terik was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Terik been used? ▼
Records for Terik go back to 1978, giving 39 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Terik? ▼
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.

What to do with Terik's data

  • Terik's decade-level peak was the 1990s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Keep exploring Terik

Nearby Names Like Terik

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Terik

Terry Boy
#1115 424,523 births
Terrence Boy
#1587 72,412 births
Terrance Boy
#1565 70,170 births
Terrell Boy
#1531 36,502 births
Terence Boy
#2723 34,290 births

Compare Terik side by side: Terik vs Terry Terik vs Terrence Terik vs Terrance

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Thorvald
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Edker
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Willman
114 births · Peak 1917
Capers
114 births · Peak 1919
Bartow
114 births · Peak 1917
Aloysuis
114 births · Peak 1927
Solmon
114 births · Peak 1917
Olis
114 births · Peak 1923

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Terik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–2016 (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 Terik 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.