How Many People Are Named Terel?
An estimated 141 people in the United States have the first name Terel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Terel peaked in popularity in 1995 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terel 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 Terel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
141
About 1 in 2,430,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1995
14 births
Total Registered
145
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terel
Terel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 145 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Terel as a male name
Ranked #14,040 in 2010
5 male births in 2010
Peak: 1995 (14 births)
Terel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terel span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 75 babies were registered. Terel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terel by Decade
How has Terel 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.
Terel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terel
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Terel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terel?
We estimate approximately 141 people named Terel 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 2,430,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Terel a common name?
Terel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 145 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terel most popular?
Terel reached peak popularity in 1995, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terel is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terel a male name?
Terel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terel Smith, Terel Johnson, Terel 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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