Unisex name · since 1973
Terrian
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Terrian, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 282
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
282 boys have been named Terrian since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Terrian recorded 282 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2023.
- #10,969 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 282 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrian ranks #10,969 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 282 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 282
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Terrian's 282 recorded births place it above 75.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Terrian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Terrian's full recorded timeline at 2003, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Terrian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Terrian popularity over time - girls
119 total births recorded since 1956 (Terrian as girls' name)
Terrian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Terrian's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Terrian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Terrian's data
- Terrian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terrian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1973–2023 (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 Terrian 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.