Terrell has been given to about 38,087 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1989, when 1,004 babies were given the name, ranking 259th. The typical living American called Terrell is about 37 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.