How Many People Are Named Terek?
An estimated 273 people in the United States have the first name Terek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Terek peaked in popularity in 1998 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terek as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Terek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
273
About 1 in 1,255,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1998
18 births
Total Registered
280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terek
Terek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 280 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Terek as a male name
Ranked #13,835 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1998 (18 births)
Terek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terek span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 96 babies were registered. Terek has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terek by Decade
How has Terek tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Terek by State
Terek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terek
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Terek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terek?
We estimate approximately 273 people named Terek are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,255,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Terek a common name?
Terek is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terek most popular?
Terek reached peak popularity in 1998, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terek is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terek a male name?
Terek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terek Smith, Terek Johnson, Terek Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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