Recorded 1953–1965 Girls' name Peak 1965 28 births

Terilee — girls' name

28 babies named Terilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s15
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Terilee was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

9 babies were named Terilee in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Terilee between 1953 and 1965, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terilee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Terilee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terilee 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 28 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.

Terilee at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

28

Since 1953

13 years of records

Peak year

1965

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1953

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1965

Terilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1953

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1965)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Terilee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 54% of Terilee's all-time total
1950s131960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terilee?
28 babies have been named Terilee since 1953. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1965 with 9 births.
When was Terilee most popular?
Terilee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Terilee been used?
Terilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 13 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Terilee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teresa, Terri, Terry, Teri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1953–1965 (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.