Recorded 2000–2010 Boys' name Peak 2001 87 births

Terius — boys' name

87 babies named Terius in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s802010s7
2000s
Peak decade

92% of everyone ever named Terius was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

20 babies were named Terius in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terius

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Terius between 2000 and 2010, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terius performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Terius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Terius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terius 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 87 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.

Terius at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

87

Since 2000

11 years of records

Peak year

2001

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2000

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2010

Terius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2000

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2001)
20
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
510152025 20102009200620052004200220012000 13

Terius by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
80 births that decade — 92% of Terius's all-time total
2000s802010s7

Terius by state

Where Terius concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Terius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 6.9%
Florida share of Terius's total US births 6.9%

6 of 87 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terius?
87 babies have been named Terius since 2000. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2001 with 20 births.
When was Terius most popular?
Terius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Terius most popular?
The top states for the name Terius are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Terius been used?
Terius has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 11 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Terius?
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, 2000–2010 (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.