Terrill
Terrill is a surname and more rarely a given name. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Terrill
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Terrill is a surname and more rarely a given name. It may refer to:
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The Story of Terrill
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Terrill as a girl name dates back to 1932, when 6 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 46 newborns named Terrill — #1,357 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Terrills. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1995 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 714 Terrills have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Terrill on the record books as a boy name in 1917, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 122 Terrills were born — ranking #754 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Terrills. In the latest 2025 data it stands at #7,987 among boy names with 5 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 4K Terrills have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Terrill
Terrill is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Terrill's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #708. Use the chart and map above to compare Terrill'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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