Recorded 1946–2019 Girls' name Peak 1961 424 births

Terrilynn — girls' name

424 babies named Terrilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s811960s1641970s791980s521990s182000s172010s5
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Terrilynn was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

24 babies were named Terrilynn in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terrilynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Terrilynn between 1946 and 2019, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terrilynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terrilynn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Terrilynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Terrilynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terrilynn 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 424 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.

Terrilynn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

424

Since 1946

74 years of records

Peak year

1961

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1946

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2019

Terrilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1946

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1961)
24
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
0510152025 20191990198319751969196319571946 8

Terrilynn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
164 births that decade — 39% of Terrilynn's all-time total
1940s81950s811960s1641970s791980s521990s182000s172010s5

Terrilynn by state

Where Terrilynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Terrilynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 1.2%
Pennsylvania share of Terrilynn's total US births 1.2%

5 of 424 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terrilynn?
424 babies have been named Terrilynn since 1946. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1961 with 24 births.
When was Terrilynn most popular?
Terrilynn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Terrilynn most popular?
The top states for the name Terrilynn are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Terrilynn been used?
Terrilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 74 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Terrilynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teresa, Terri, Terry, Teri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Terrilynn

Nearby Names Like Terrilynn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Terrilynn

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1946–2019 (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.