Terrin
Terrin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alessandro Terrin, Italian swimmer Gianfranco Terrin, Italian film and stage actor Peter Terrin, Belgian writer Richard Terrin (1890–1958), American lawyer, military theorist, and historian
Meaning & Origin of Terrin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Terrin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alessandro Terrin, Italian swimmer Gianfranco Terrin, Italian film and stage actor Peter Terrin, Belgian writer Richard Terrin (1890–1958), American lawyer, military theorist, and historian
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The Story of Terrin
As a girl name
Terrin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1959, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 34 Terrins were born — ranking #2,749 that year. As of 2026, Terrin ranks #13,483 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 394 Terrins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Terrin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1969, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 28 Terrins were born — ranking #2,679 that year. As of 2026, Terrin ranks #8,731 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 576 Terrins 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 Terrin
Terrin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 576 births in the dataset. Terrin's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #2,679. Use the chart and map above to compare Terrin'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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