How Many People Are Named Terrell?
people named Terrell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,193 people in the US has this name
Based on 38,087 babies named Terrell in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,004 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel "to pull", referring to a stubborn person. It may sometimes be given in honour of civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Terrell in English. Counting Terrell and these spellings together, about 36,152 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Terrell, 4.1% were girls and 95.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Terrell alive today is about 37 years old, and 54% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 25 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Terrell first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 1989, to 1,004 babies. In 2025, 113 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Terrell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #255, in 1985. In 2025 it ranked #1,538.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,538 |
| Best rank | #255 (1985) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #335 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Terrell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Terrell were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 2,335 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Terrell was given 3.1 times as often in Louisiana, 2.6 times in Alabama and 2.6 times in Georgia.
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