Unisex name · since 1939
Teryl
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 779 babies named Teryl, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 779
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teryl sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 779 recorded since 1939.
Teryl has 779 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1993.
- #8,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 779 born since 1939
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teryl ranks #8,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 779 born since 1939, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 779
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Teryl's 779 recorded births place it above 87.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Teryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Teryl's full recorded timeline at 1963, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Teryl popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1993
- Peak year (1956)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Teryl popularity over time - boys
263 total births recorded since 1943 (Teryl as boys' name)
Teryl by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (285 births, 37% of the file).
1950s was Teryl's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Teryl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
147 births
- 1950s
1950s
285 births
- 1960s
1960s
217 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 285 births (37% of all-time use).
How Teryl 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 Teryl's total volume
Teryl by state
Where Teryl concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 20 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
43 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Teryl's decade-level peak was the 1950s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teryls (43 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teryl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1939–1993 (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 Teryl 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.