Unisex name · since 1958
Terryn
Terryn has 592 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,208 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Terryn currently ranks #15208 among unisex names in America, with 592 babies recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Terryn recorded 592 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #15208 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #10,653 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,208 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 592 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terryn ranks #10,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,208 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 592 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,208 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Terryn's 592 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Terryn compares
592 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Terryn's all-time total is 57% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Terryn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 592 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Terryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terryn's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terryn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Terryn popularity over time - boys
214 total births recorded since 1989 (Terryn as boys' name)
Terryn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (173 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Terryn's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Terryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 173 births (29% of all-time use).
How Terryn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Terryn's total volume
Terryn by state
Where Terryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Terryn's data
- Terryn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Terryns (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Terryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Terryn 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.