Unisex name · since 2002

Theryn

Theryn has 43 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,270 of 45,481
all-time among boys
43
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Theryn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 43 have been recorded since 2002.

Theryn has 43 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2020.

  • #23,270 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 43 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theryn ranks #23,270 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,270 of 45,481
all-time among boys
43
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Theryn's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Theryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Theryn splits its recorded history at 2012: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Theryn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20022004200520082012201420182020 6

Theryn popularity over time - girls

16 total births recorded since 2008 (Theryn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 16 births
4.555.566.5 200820122013 5

Theryn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 47% of the file).

2000s was Theryn's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Theryn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Theryn?
Theryn has been given to 43 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,270 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 7 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Theryn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theryn ranks #23,270 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Theryn most popular?
Theryn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Is Theryn a unisex name?
Yes, Theryn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 43 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Theryn been used?
The SSA has tracked Theryn since 2002 -- 19 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Theryn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Theodore, Theo, Theron, Theadore, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Theryn's data

  • Theryn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Theryn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Theryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2020 (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 Theryn 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.