Recorded 1947–1965 Unisex name Peak 1955 30 births

Terrylee — unisex name

30 babies named Terrylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s101960s10
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Terrylee was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

10 babies were named Terrylee in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terrylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Terrylee between 1947 and 1965, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terrylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Terrylee is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1948.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terrylee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Terrylee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terrylee 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 30 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.

Terrylee at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

30

Since 1947

19 years of records

Peak year

1955

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1947

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1965

Terrylee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1947

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1955)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 19651961195519481947 5

Terrylee popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1948 (Terrylee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19861948 5

Terrylee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 33% of Terrylee's all-time total
1940s101950s101960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terrylee?
30 babies have been named Terrylee since 1947. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1955 with 10 births.
When was Terrylee most popular?
Terrylee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Is Terrylee a unisex name?
Yes, Terrylee is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 30 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Terrylee been used?
Terrylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 19 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Terrylee?
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.

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, 1947–1965 (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.