Terrell Boy
How popular is Terrell?
#1,529 boy name in 2025
113 baby boys were named Terrell in the US in 2025, making it the 1529th most popular boy name.
Terrell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,529 for boys (▼ 35 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 113 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #890 in 2015, #1,130 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (983 boys) |
| Highest rank | #254 in 1985 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Terrell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Terrell family of names ranked #1,310 for boys in 2025 (#1,174 the year before), with 118 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Terrell | 113 | 96% |
| Terell | 5 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Terrell is most popular
Babies named Terrell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Terrell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #935 |
| 1890s | 5 | #994 |
| 1900s | 49 | #846 |
| 1910s | 244 | #854 |
| 1920s | 403 | #1,004 |
| 1930s | 572 | #621 |
| 1940s | 1,517 | #458 |
| 1950s | 2,044 | #468 |
| 1960s | 2,559 | #421 |
| 1970s | 4,434 | #315 |
| 1980s | 7,916 | #254 |
| 1990s | 7,924 | #280 |
| 2000s | 5,141 | #409 |
| 2010s | 2,836 | #621 |
| 2020s | 853 | #1,130 |
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Questions
- Is Terrell a boy or girl name?
- Terrell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Terrell were boys.
- How popular is the name Terrell?
- 113 baby boys were named Terrell in the US in 2025, making it the 1529th most popular boy name.
- When was Terrell most popular?
- Terrell peaked in 1989, when 983 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #254 in 1985.
- How many people are named Terrell?
- 38,087 babies have been named Terrell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 33,725 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Terrell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Terrell was most common in Louisiana, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.