Terryn
The Story of Terryn
As a girl name
American parents first put Terryn on the record books as a girl name in 1958, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 24 Terryns were born — ranking #5,556 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Terryns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 587 Terryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Terryn as a boy name dates back to 1989, when 6 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Terryn — #4,686 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Terryns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 214 Terryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Terryn
Terryn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 587 births in the dataset. Terryn's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,556. Use the chart and map above to compare Terryn'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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