Boys' name · since 1924
Terral
586 babies named Terral in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 586
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Terral sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 586 recorded since 1924.
Terral has 586 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2003.
- #7,175 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 586 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terral ranks #7,175 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 586 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 586
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Terral's 586 recorded births place it above 84.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Terral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terral's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terral popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2003
- Peak year (1978)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Terral popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 1958 (Terral as girls' name)
Terral by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (114 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Terral's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Terral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 114 births (19% of all-time use).
How Terral 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 Terral's total volume
Terral by state
Where Terral concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
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What to do with Terral's data
- Terral's decade-level peak was the 1960s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Terrals (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1924–2003 (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 Terral 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.