Girls' name · since 1958
Terrlyn
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Terrlyn, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #52,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Terrlyn since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Terrlyn recorded 12 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1959.
- #52,398 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1958
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrlyn ranks #52,398 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1958, peaking in the 1950s.
- #52,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Terrlyn's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Terrlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terrlyn splits its recorded history at 1959: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terrlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1959
- Peak year (1959)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Terrlyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Terrlyn's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Terrlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terrlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1958–1959 (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 Terrlyn 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.