Recorded 1979–2014 Unisex name Peak 1982 343 births

Terin — unisex name

343 babies named Terin in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s1701990s1022000s602010s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Terin was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

31 babies were named Terin in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terin

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Terin between 1979 and 2014, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 31 babies received it in a single year. Terin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 181 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Terin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Terin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terin 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 343 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.

Terin at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

343

Since 1979

36 years of records

Peak year

1982

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1979

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2014

Terin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1979

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1982)
31
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20142004200019961991198719831979 6

Terin popularity over time — boys

181 total births recorded since 1980 (Terin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 181 births
05101520 20062002199919961993199019821980 6

Terin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
170 births that decade — 50% of Terin's all-time total
1970s61980s1701990s1022000s602010s5

Terin by state

Where Terin concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Terin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Terin's total US births 1.5%

5 of 343 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terin?
343 babies have been named Terin since 1979. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1982 with 31 births.
When was Terin most popular?
Terin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Terin most popular?
The top states for the name Terin are California (5 births).
Is Terin a unisex name?
Yes, Terin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 343 births, and as a boy's name it has 181 births.
How long has the name Terin been used?
Terin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 36 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Terin?
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, 1979–2014 (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.