Girls' name · since 1956
Terralyn
117 babies named Terralyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Terralyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 117 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Terralyn recorded 117 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2015.
- #25,464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 117 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terralyn ranks #25,464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Terralyn's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Terralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terralyn's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2015
- Peak year (2014)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Terralyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Terralyn's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Terralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Terralyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2010s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1956–2015 (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 Terralyn 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.