Recorded 1971–2018 Boys' name Peak 1982 688 births

Termaine — boys' name

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.

1970s1501980s2681990s1222000s852010s63
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Termaine was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

43 babies were named Termaine in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Termaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 688 babies named Termaine between 1971 and 2018, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Termaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Termaine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Termaine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Termaine in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Termaine 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 688 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.

Termaine at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

688

Since 1971

48 years of records

Peak year

1982

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1971

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2018

Termaine popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1971

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1982)
43
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
01020304050 201820112004199819921986198019741971 8

Termaine popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1980 (Termaine as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
456789 19821980 5

Termaine by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
268 births that decade — 39% of Termaine's all-time total
1970s1501980s2681990s1222000s852010s63

Termaine by state

Where Termaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Termaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 0.9%
#2 Florida
5 0.7%
#3 New York
5 0.7%
Louisiana share of Termaine's total US births 0.9%
Even split

6 of 688 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Termaine?
688 babies have been named Termaine since 1971. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1982 with 43 births.
When was Termaine most popular?
Termaine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 268 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Termaine most popular?
The top states for the name Termaine are Louisiana (6 births), Florida (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Termaine been used?
Termaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 48 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Termaine?
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.

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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, 1971–2018 (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.