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Terrell

Terrell holds the #1529 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 113 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1130 in 2020 to #1529 today. Its strongest year on record was 1985 (#254 nationally, 890 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1885. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#672 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1529
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#254
in 1985 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
113
boys named Terrell

Terrell popularity, 1880–2025

0.013%0.027%0.040%0.053%18801900192019401960198020002020#254 in 1985
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1985

Where Terrell is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025WI—Michigan: #679 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MI#679New York: #1760 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1760Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025IA—Illinois: #1133 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1133Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025CT—California: #1998 (7 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#1998Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025VA—Maryland: #809 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MD#809Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025OK—Louisiana: #672 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#672Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025MS—Alabama: #765 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AL#765Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Terrell in 2025HI—Texas: #1760 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1760Florida: #912 (15 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#912
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#672), Michigan (#679), Alabama (#765)

Uniqueness score

62/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Terrell in the most recent year of SSA data.

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