Unisex name · since 1959
Teryn
1,373 babies named Teryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,373
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,373 girls have been named Teryn since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Teryn recorded 1,373 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2024.
- #6,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,373 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teryn ranks #6,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,373 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,373
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Teryn's 1,373 recorded births place it above 91.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Teryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Teryn splits its recorded history at 1998: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Teryn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (1985)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Teryn popularity over time - boys
261 total births recorded since 1982 (Teryn as boys' name)
Teryn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (400 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Teryn's strongest decade.
400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Teryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
317 births
- 1990s
1990s
400 births
- 2000s
2000s
346 births
- 2010s
2010s
173 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 400 births (29% of all-time use).
How Teryn 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 Teryn's total volume
Teryn by state
Where Teryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 42 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
94 of 1,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Teryn's data
- Teryn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (400 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teryns (94 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1959–2024 (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 Teryn 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.