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Girl name

Terrilyn

100% girls · last recorded 2011

Terrilyn has been given to about 930 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 852
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Terrilyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1958 · 60
  • Born in 20250
  • All time930

How popular is Terrilyn?

Its best year was 1958, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 1377th. The typical living American called Terrilyn is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Terrilyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerilyn0.87
  2. Marilyn0.69
  3. Merlyn0.69
  4. Geralyn0.69
  5. Evelyn0.59
  6. Terri0.59
  7. Madilyn0.59
  8. Kailyn0.59

Middle names for Terrilyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Terrilyn Anne0.83
  2. Terrilyn Eve0.82
  3. Terrilyn Rose0.79
  4. Terrilyn Marie0.79
  5. Terrilyn Grace0.79
  6. Terrilyn Jane0.79

Sibling names for Terrilyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.74
  2. Pennysister · 0.69
  3. Gwensister · 0.69
  4. Chrisbrother · 0.68
  5. Laurelsister · 0.68
  6. Claybrother · 0.66

Where Terrilyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Terrilyn Reyes0.74
    2. Terrilyn Moore0.74
    3. Terrilyn Lee0.74
    4. Terrilyn Hall0.74
    5. Terrilyn Green0.74
    6. Terrilyn Brown0.74

    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 Terrilyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.