Recorded 1966–2022 Unisex name Peak 1997 559 births

Terren — boys' name

559 babies named Terren in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s81980s1151990s1702000s1512010s982020s12
1990s
Peak decade

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

1997
Single peak year

27 babies were named Terren in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terren

The Social Security Administration has registered 559 babies named Terren between 1966 and 2022, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Terren is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 169 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terren performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Terren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Terren in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terren 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 559 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.

Terren at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

559

Since 1966

57 years of records

Peak year

1997

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1966

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2022

Terren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1966

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1997)
27
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
051015202530 20222014200820021996199019841966 5

Terren popularity over time — girls

169 total births recorded since 1982 (Terren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 169 births
05101520 20122006200119981992198819841982 13

Terren by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
170 births that decade — 30% of Terren's all-time total
1960s51970s81980s1151990s1702000s1512010s982020s12

Terren by state

Where Terren concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Terren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 3.4%
California share of Terren's total US births 3.4%

19 of 559 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terren?
559 babies have been named Terren since 1966. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1997 with 27 births.
When was Terren most popular?
Terren was most popular in the 1990s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Terren most popular?
The top states for the name Terren are California (19 births).
Is Terren a unisex name?
Yes, Terren is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 559 births, and as a girl's name it has 169 births.
How long has the name Terren been used?
Terren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 57 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Terren?
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, 1966–2022 (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.