Is Terrell a boy or girl name?
Terrell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 120 boys were named Terrell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.2% of the 37,969 US babies named Terrell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,495
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Terrell since 1885
- 37,969
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 1,004 babies
Boys and girls named Terrell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 403 | 10 | 2.4% |
| 1930s | 572 | 29 | 4.8% |
| 1940s | 1,516 | 179 | 10.6% |
| 1950s | 2,044 | 253 | 11% |
| 1960s | 2,559 | 302 | 10.6% |
| 1970s | 4,434 | 409 | 8.4% |
| 1980s | 7,916 | 253 | 3.1% |
| 1990s | 7,924 | 122 | 1.5% |
| 2000s | 5,141 | 28 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 2,835 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 737 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 120 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 176 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 173 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 190 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 215 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 244 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 229 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 248 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 276 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 322 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 350 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 383 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 378 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 451 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 480 | #546 | 6 | #17,316 |
| 2007 | 521 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 500 | #517 | 5 | #19,817 |
| 2005 | 519 | #482 | 5 | #18,946 |
| 2004 | 512 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 516 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 503 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 531 | #456 | 6 | #15,188 |
| 2000 | 608 | #409 | 6 | #14,880 |
| 1999 | 705 | #370 | 7 | #12,587 |
| 1998 | 862 | #320 | 9 | #10,048 |
| 1997 | 688 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 669 | #362 | 10 | #8,773 |
| 1995 | 696 | #353 | 22 | #4,666 |
| 1994 | 734 | #336 | 12 | #7,569 |
| 1993 | 847 | #314 | 16 | #5,931 |
| 1992 | 849 | #311 | 15 | #6,288 |
| 1991 | 949 | #280 | 11 | #7,947 |
| 1990 | 925 | #282 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 1989 | 983 | #259 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 1988 | 918 | #256 | 26 | #3,682 |
| 1987 | 868 | #258 | 15 | #5,293 |
| 1986 | 857 | #260 | 28 | #3,270 |
| 1985 | 890 | #255 | 23 | #3,721 |
| 1984 | 801 | #259 | 32 | #2,844 |
| 1983 | 713 | #286 | 24 | #3,428 |
| 1982 | 682 | #295 | 21 | #3,890 |
| 1981 | 600 | #318 | 36 | #2,608 |
| 1980 | 604 | #317 | 27 | #3,208 |
| 1979 | 593 | #318 | 33 | #2,720 |
| 1978 | 502 | #343 | 22 | #3,500 |
| 1977 | 591 | #315 | 30 | #2,775 |
| 1976 | 502 | #344 | 34 | #2,432 |
| 1975 | 492 | #349 | 44 | #2,022 |
| 1974 | 339 | #425 | 40 | #2,095 |
| 1973 | 364 | #410 | 38 | #2,121 |
| 1972 | 352 | #423 | 46 | #1,853 |
| 1971 | 345 | #439 | 59 | #1,612 |
| 1970 | 354 | #432 | 63 | #1,559 |
| 1969 | 319 | #442 | 46 | #1,833 |
| 1968 | 297 | #446 | 48 | #1,704 |
| 1967 | 327 | #421 | 37 | #1,944 |
| 1966 | 247 | #486 | 23 | #2,576 |
| 1965 | 243 | #492 | 19 | #2,920 |
| 1964 | 220 | #529 | 32 | #2,146 |
| 1963 | 254 | #505 | 23 | #2,612 |
| 1962 | 226 | #532 | 24 | #2,532 |
| 1961 | 206 | #549 | 20 | #2,824 |
| 1960 | 220 | #534 | 30 | #2,147 |
| 1959 | 221 | #529 | 27 | #2,231 |
| 1958 | 263 | #481 | 36 | #1,851 |
| 1957 | 213 | #533 | 30 | #2,023 |
| 1956 | 201 | #528 | 23 | #2,379 |
| 1955 | 199 | #519 | 27 | #2,102 |
| 1954 | 195 | #523 | 24 | #2,231 |
| 1953 | 178 | #535 | 18 | #2,584 |
| 1952 | 177 | #528 | 24 | #2,118 |
| 1951 | 194 | #488 | 21 | #2,241 |
| 1950 | 203 | #470 | 23 | #2,048 |
| 1949 | 202 | #464 | 27 | #1,875 |
| 1948 | 212 | #459 | 32 | #1,665 |
| 1947 | 182 | #500 | 18 | #2,443 |
| 1946 | 187 | #468 | 24 | #1,914 |
| 1945 | 133 | #519 | 17 | #2,142 |
| 1944 | 131 | #530 | 17 | #2,190 |
| 1943 | 119 | #585 | 7 | #4,162 |
| 1942 | 102 | #628 | 17 | #2,199 |
| 1941 | 130 | #524 | 12 | #2,656 |
| 1940 | 118 | #543 | 8 | #3,479 |
| 1939 | 88 | #628 | 12 | #2,567 |
| 1938 | 72 | #723 | 7 | #3,813 |
| 1937 | 67 | #750 | 5 | #4,858 |
| 1936 | 65 | #755 | 5 | #4,790 |
| 1935 | 64 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 57 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 47 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 48 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 41 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 36 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 46 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,106 | 5 | #5,701 |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 47 | #1,016 | 5 | #5,674 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 35 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 27 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Terrell reached #255 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #1,559 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Terrell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.