Boys' name · since 1971
Termaine
688 babies named Termaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 688
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
688 boys have been named Termaine since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Termaine has been recorded 688 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2018.
- #6,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 688 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Termaine ranks #6,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 688 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 688
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Termaine's 688 recorded births place it above 85.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Termaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Termaine's full recorded timeline at 1994, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Termaine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2018
- Peak year (1982)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Termaine popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1980 (Termaine as girls' name)
Termaine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (268 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Termaine's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Termaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
150 births
- 1980s
1980s
268 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s 85
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 268 births (39% of all-time use).
How Termaine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Termaine's total volume
Termaine by state
Where Termaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 688 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Termaine's data
- Termaine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Termaines (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Termaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Termaine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.