How Many People Are Named Terryl?
An estimated 1,071 people in the United States have the first name Terryl. It is used for both genders, with 50.8% male. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Terryl peaked in popularity in 1949 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terryl 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 Terryl paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Terryl is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,071
About 1 in 320,032 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
50.8% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1949
64 births
Total Registered
1,457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terryl
Terryl is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (50.8%) and females (49.2%). Out of 1,457 total births registered, 740 were male and 717 were female.
Terryl as a male name
Ranked #12,387 in 2008
6 male births in 2008
Peak: 1960 (26 births)
Terryl as a female name
Ranked #10,110 in 1979
6 female births in 1979
Peak: 1949 (39 births)
Terryl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terryl span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 424 babies were registered. Terryl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terryl by Decade
How has Terryl 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.
Terryl by State
Birth registrations for Terryl span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Louisiana, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York. On average, about 14 Terryls were registered per state.
Terryl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terryl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Terryl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terryl?
We estimate approximately 1,071 people named Terryl 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 320,032 Americans share this first name.
Is Terryl a common name?
Terryl is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terryl most popular?
Terryl reached peak popularity in 1949, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terryl is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terryl a male name?
Terryl is predominantly male. 50.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terryl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terryl Smith, Terryl Johnson, Terryl 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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