Terryl
The Story of Terryl
As a girl name
Terryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1935, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 39 Terryls were born — ranking #1,469 that year. As of 2026, Terryl ranks #9,011 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 717 Terryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Terryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1938, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 26 Terryls were born — ranking #1,580 that year. As of 2026, Terryl ranks #11,037 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 740 Terryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Terryl
Terryl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 740 births in the dataset. Terryl's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #1,580. Use the chart and map above to compare Terryl'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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