Recorded 1950–1985 Boys' name Peak 1956 28 births

Terrial — boys' name

28 babies named Terrial in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s51970s51980s5
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Terrial was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

7 babies were named Terrial in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terrial

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Terrial between 1950 and 1985, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terrial currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terrial performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Terrial shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terrial 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 28 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.

Terrial at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

28

Since 1950

36 years of records

Peak year

1956

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1950

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1985

Terrial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1950

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1956)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19851978196019561950 6

Terrial by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
13 births that decade — 46% of Terrial's all-time total
1950s131960s51970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terrial?
28 babies have been named Terrial since 1950. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1956 with 7 births.
When was Terrial most popular?
Terrial was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Terrial been used?
Terrial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 36 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Terrial?
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.

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, 1950–1985 (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.