Recorded 1993–2009 Boys' name Peak 1996 59 births

Teriq — boys' name

59 babies named Teriq in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s332000s26
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Teriq was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Teriq in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teriq

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Teriq between 1993 and 2009, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Teriq currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teriq performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Teriq shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teriq 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 59 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.

Teriq at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

59

Since 1993

17 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1993

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2009

Teriq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1993

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Teriq by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 56% of Teriq's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teriq?
59 babies have been named Teriq since 1993. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Teriq most popular?
Teriq was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Teriq been used?
Teriq has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 17 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Teriq?
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, 1993–2009 (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.