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Unisex name

Teryl

75% girls, 25% boys · last recorded 1999

Teryl has been given to about 1,042 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 901
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Teryl per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1956 · 44
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,042

How popular is Teryl?

Its best year was 1956, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 1832nd. The typical living American called Teryl is about 66 years old today.

Names that sound like Teryl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Beryl0.85
  2. Meryl0.85
  3. Cheryl0.75
  4. Terrill0.78
  5. Sheryl0.75
  6. Terry0.71
  7. Sherryl0.73
  8. Terrell0.67

Middle names for Teryl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Teryl Anne0.81
  2. Teryl Catherine0.78
  3. Teryl Josephine0.78
  4. Teryl Rose0.77
  5. Teryl Marie0.77
  6. Teryl Grace0.77

Sibling names for Teryl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.73
  2. Margosister · 0.73
  3. Pennysister · 0.71
  4. Rockybrother · 0.71
  5. Dannybrother · 0.68
  6. Jaybrother · 0.66

Where Teryl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Teryl Anderson0.77
    2. Teryl White0.72
    3. Teryl Nguyen0.72
    4. Teryl Moore0.72
    5. Teryl Hill0.72
    6. Teryl Hall0.72

    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 Teryl

    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.