Teryl
The Story of Teryl
As a girl name
Teryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1939, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 35 Teryls were born — ranking #1,796 that year. As of 2026, Teryl ranks #13,441 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 779 Teryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Teryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1943, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 14 Teryls were born — ranking #2,211 that year. As of 2026, Teryl ranks #8,702 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 263 Teryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Teryl
Teryl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 779 births in the dataset. Teryl's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #1,796. Use the chart and map above to compare Teryl'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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