Fun Facts About the Name Terell
- More than 2 thousand babies named Terell: U.S. records list 2,733 babies given the name Terell from 1880 through 2025. Even 38 girls received the name Terell - about 1 girl for every 71 boys.
What Does the Name Terell Mean?
Terell is a spelling variant of Terrell, an English surname of Norman French origin. The surname derives from the Old French personal name Tirel (also spelled Tirell), but the meaning of that name is not settled. One explanation treats it as a nickname from Old French tirer, "to pull or draw"; another traces it to a Germanic personal name. Terell inherits the uncertain etymology of the surname and does not have a separate meaning of its own.
Terell Name History & Origins
The surname behind Terell is Norman French. Forms such as Tirel and Tirell were brought to England after the Norman Conquest, and the name appears in medieval English records with varied spellings, including Tyrrell and Terrell. Walter Tirel, a Norman nobleman, is named in accounts of the hunting accident that killed King William II in 1100, an association that helped keep the surname visible in English history. Terell is one of the later spelling forms used as a given name; its history as a first name is tied to the English surname rather than to a separate older name.
How Popular is the Name Terell?
Terell recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1994. Its best rank was #943 in 1985.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #10,301 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #12,341 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #10,300 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #12,010 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #11,824 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #10,464 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #9,528 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,683 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #7,183 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #12,086 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #7,207 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,633 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #10,480 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,125 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #5,516 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,093 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #4,084 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #3,869 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #3,772 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #4,051 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #3,700 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #3,297 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #3,619 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #2,696 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #2,783 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #3,242 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2006 | #2,278 | 56 | 0.0027% |
| 2005 | #2,293 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 2004 | #2,070 | 58 | 0.0029% |
| 2003 | #2,229 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2002 | #1,866 | 61 | 0.0031% |
| 2001 | #1,775 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 2000 | #1,828 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 1999 | #1,418 | 83 | 0.0043% |
| 1998 | #1,405 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 1997 | #1,727 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1996 | #1,552 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 1995 | #1,380 | 74 | 0.0039% |
| 1994 | #1,095 | 106 | 0.0055% |
| 1993 | #1,127 | 101 | 0.0051% |
| 1992 | #1,075 | 105 | 0.0053% |
| 1991 | #1,082 | 102 | 0.0050% |
| 1990 | #1,048 | 103 | 0.0050% |
| 1989 | #1,035 | 100 | 0.0050% |
| 1988 | #1,082 | 85 | 0.0044% |
| 1987 | #1,061 | 82 | 0.0044% |
| 1986 | #990 | 88 | 0.0048% |
| 1985 | #943 | 94 | 0.0051% |
| 1984 | #1,121 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 1983 | #1,141 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 1982 | #1,511 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1981 | #1,361 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1980 | #1,339 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1979 | #2,041 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1978 | #1,505 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1977 | #1,775 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #1,674 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1975 | #2,277 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #2,350 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #2,595 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #3,321 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #2,361 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #2,874 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #2,536 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #3,084 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,481 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,507 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,372 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,952 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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