Terrell — #1492 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Terrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 36,384 babies named Terrell between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terrell currently holds the #1492 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 983 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terrell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7,924 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Terrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 2,514 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Terrell in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terrell 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 36,384 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.