Unisex name · since 1969
Terrelle
575 babies named Terrelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 575
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terrelle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 575 recorded since 1969.
Terrelle has 575 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2017.
- #7,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 575 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrelle ranks #7,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 575 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 575
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terrelle's 575 recorded births place it above 84.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Terrelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terrelle's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terrelle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2017
- Peak year (1990)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Terrelle popularity over time - girls
34 total births recorded since 1975 (Terrelle as girls' name)
Terrelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (172 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Terrelle's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Terrelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
172 births
- 1990s
1990s
172 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 172 births (30% of all-time use).
How Terrelle 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 Terrelle's total volume
Terrelle by state
Where Terrelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
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- Terrelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 2010s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Terrelles (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Terrelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1969–2017 (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 Terrelle 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.