Unisex name · since 1945
Terris
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 837 babies named Terris, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 837
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Terris sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 837 recorded since 1945.
Terris has 837 recorded births among boys since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2017.
- #5,747 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 837 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terris ranks #5,747 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 837 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 837
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Terris's 837 recorded births place it above 87.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Terris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terris splits its recorded history at 1979: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2017
- Peak year (1970)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Terris popularity over time - girls
143 total births recorded since 1946 (Terris as girls' name)
Terris by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (193 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Terris's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Terris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
86 births
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
- 1970s
1970s
193 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 193 births (23% of all-time use).
How Terris 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 Terris's total volume
Terris by state
Where Terris concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 837 births nationwide.
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- Terris's decade-level peak was the 1970s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Terriss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1945–2017 (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 Terris 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.