Teryl
The Story of Teryl
As a girl name
American parents first put Teryl on the record books as a girl name in 1939, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 35 Teryls were born — ranking #1,796 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Teryls. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1993 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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
The earliest SSA record of Teryl as a boy name dates back to 1943, when 7 babies received it. 1960 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Teryl — #2,211 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Teryls. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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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