Recorded 1969–2017 Unisex name Peak 1990 575 births

Terrelle — boys' name

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.

1960s61970s571980s1721990s1722000s1022010s66
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Terrelle was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

27 babies were named Terrelle in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terrelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 575 babies named Terrelle between 1969 and 2017, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terrelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Terrelle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 34 additional births since 1975.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terrelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Terrelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Terrelle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terrelle 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 575 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.

Terrelle at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

575

Since 1969

49 years of records

Peak year

1990

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1969

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2017

Terrelle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1969

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
27
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
051015202530 201720112005199919931987198119751969 6

Terrelle popularity over time — girls

34 total births recorded since 1975 (Terrelle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 34 births
456789 198819871984198219791975 5

Terrelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
172 births that decade — 30% of Terrelle's all-time total
1960s61970s571980s1721990s1722000s1022010s66

Terrelle by state

Where Terrelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Terrelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.0%
#2 New York
5 0.9%
Florida share of Terrelle's total US births 1.0%
Even split

6 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terrelle?
575 babies have been named Terrelle since 1969. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 27 births.
When was Terrelle most popular?
Terrelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Terrelle most popular?
The top states for the name Terrelle are Florida (6 births), New York (5 births).
Is Terrelle a unisex name?
Yes, Terrelle is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 575 births, and as a girl's name it has 34 births.
How long has the name Terrelle been used?
Terrelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 49 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Terrelle?
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, 1969–2017 (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.