Recorded 1954–2014 Girls' name Peak 1960 120 births

Terilynn — girls' name

120 babies named Terilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s651970s171980s51990s62000s52010s5
1960s
Peak decade

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

1960
Single peak year

15 babies were named Terilynn in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terilynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Terilynn between 1954 and 2014, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terilynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terilynn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Terilynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terilynn 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 120 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.

Terilynn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

120

Since 1954

61 years of records

Peak year

1960

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1954

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2014

Terilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1954

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1960)
15
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 2014198119701967196119581954 6

Terilynn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
65 births that decade — 54% of Terilynn's all-time total
1950s171960s651970s171980s51990s62000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terilynn?
120 babies have been named Terilynn since 1954. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1960 with 15 births.
When was Terilynn most popular?
Terilynn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Terilynn been used?
Terilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 61 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Terilynn?
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, 1954–2014 (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.