Recorded 1977–2000 Boys' name Peak 1994 36 births

Terric — boys' name

36 babies named Terric in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s252000s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Terric was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Terric in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terric

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Terric between 1977 and 2000, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terric performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Terric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terric 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 36 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.

Terric at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

36

Since 1977

24 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1977

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2000

Terric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1977

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 200019991998199419931977 6

Terric by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 69% of Terric's all-time total
1970s61990s252000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terric?
36 babies have been named Terric since 1977. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Terric most popular?
Terric was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Terric been used?
Terric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 24 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Terric?
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, 1977–2000 (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.