Terek
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TER-ek
- Origin
- Modern
Terek is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Terek come from?
Modern: modern US coinage, in the style of Derek
Is Terek a girl's or a boy's name?
Terek is a boys' name.
How popular is Terek in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Terek in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Terek in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Terek
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen, Taylor, Kyler, Kobe, Jacob, Tanner, Jayden, Noah, Tyler, Austin, Caleb, Tristan
Names related to Terek
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Terek: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/terek, updated 20 October 2026.