Terren
Terren is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Terren Jones, American football player Terren Peizer, American businessperson convicted of insider trading and securities fraud
Meaning & Origin of Terren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Terren is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Terren Jones, American football player Terren Peizer, American businessperson convicted of insider trading and securities fraud
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The Story of Terren
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Terren as a girl name dates back to 1982, when 13 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Terren — #4,860 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Terrens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 169 Terrens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Terren on the record books as a boy name in 1966, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 27 Terrens were born — ranking #2,823 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Terrens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 559 Terrens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Terren
Terren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 559 births in the dataset. Terren's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Terren's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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