Unisex name · since 1932
Terril
513 babies named Terril in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 513
- born since 1932
- 1940s
- peak decade
513 boys have been named Terril since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terril has been recorded 513 times among boys since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2001.
- #7,781 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 513 born since 1932
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terril ranks #7,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 513 born since 1932, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 513
- born since 1932
- 1940s
- peak decade
Terril's 513 recorded births place it above 82.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Terril's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terril splits its recorded history at 1966: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1945 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terril popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2001
- Peak year (1945)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Terril popularity over time - girls
83 total births recorded since 1946 (Terril as girls' name)
Terril by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (116 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Terril's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Terril births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
116 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s
1960s
87 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 116 births (23% of all-time use).
How Terril compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Terril's total volume
Terril by state
Where Terril concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 513 births nationwide.
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What to do with Terril's data
- Terril's decade-level peak was the 1940s (116 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.
- California records the most Terrils (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terril: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1932–2001 (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 Terril 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.