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Terrell

/ˈtɛɹəl/ · 96% boys · 113 born in 2025

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.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɛɹəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 33,304
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Terrell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 1,004
  • Born in 2025113
  • All time38,087

How popular is Terrell?

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.

Names that sound like Terrell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerrell0.86
  2. Derrell0.86
  3. Terrill0.79
  4. Tyrell0.76
  5. Vernell0.76
  6. Kentrell0.69
  7. Darrell0.65
  8. Wendell0.64

Middle names for Terrell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Terrell Paul0.77
  2. Terrell John0.77
  3. Terrell Blake0.76
  4. Terrell Wade0.76
  5. Terrell Ross0.76
  6. Terrell Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Terrell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Salvadorbrother · 0.96
  2. Arturobrother · 0.95
  3. Marisolsister · 0.95
  4. Juliobrother · 0.94
  5. Marinasister · 0.94
  6. Elishaeither · 0.93

Where Terrell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.02%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Alabama0.01%
  4. Maryland0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Terrell Anderson0.77
  2. Terrell White0.72
  3. Terrell Nguyen0.72
  4. Terrell Moore0.72
  5. Terrell Brown0.72
  6. Terrell Young0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Terrell

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Terrell across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.