Boys' name · since 1977
Terric
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.
- #24,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
36 boys have been named Terric since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terric has been recorded 36 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2000.
- #24,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terric ranks #24,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Terric's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Terric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Terric's full recorded timeline at 1998, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Terric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2000
- Peak year (1994)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Terric by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 69% of the file).
1990s was Terric's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Terric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Terric's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1977–2000 (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 Terric 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.