Recorded 1978–2016 Boys' name Peak 1997 114 births

Terik — boys' name

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.

1970s121980s61990s792000s122010s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Terik was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

16 babies were named Terik in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terik

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Terik between 1978 and 2016, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terik performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Terik shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terik 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 114 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.

Terik at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

114

Since 1978

39 years of records

Peak year

1997

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1978

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2016

Terik popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1997)
16
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 20162001199819961993199119801978 6

Terik by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 69% of Terik's all-time total
1970s121980s61990s792000s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terik?
114 babies have been named Terik since 1978. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1997 with 16 births.
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?
Terik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 39 years of data 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.

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, 1978–2016 (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.