Terell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TEHR-ul
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Terell is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “one who pulls”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Terell mean?
French: spelling of Terrell, an English surname from Norman French Tirel
“one who pulls”
The Norman surname Tirel was borne by Walter Tirel, traditionally blamed for the arrow that killed King William II in 1100.
Is Terell a girl's or a boy's name?
Terell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Terell in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Terell in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Terell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Terell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Terell, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 107 boys. It first appears in the records in 1957.
2025 had fewer boys named Terell than any year since 1967.
Half of all the boys named Terell in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Terell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,662 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,261 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,047 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,847 |
| 2001 | 64 | #1,759 |
| 2000 | 59 | #1,811 |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,405 |
| 1998 | 82 | #1,395 |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,703 |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,549 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,364 |
| 1994 | 107 | #1,074 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,114 |
| 1992 | 105 | #1,065 |
| 1991 | 102 | #1,071 |
| 1990 | 103 | #1,038 |
| 1989 | 100 | #1,026 |
| 1988 | 85 | #1,074 |
| 1987 | 82 | #1,053 |
| 1986 | 88 | #982 |
| 1985 | 94 | #939 |
| 1984 | 66 | #1,109 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,130 |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,486 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,334 |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,324 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,991 |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,743 |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,645 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,275 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
Nicknames for Terell
- Terry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Terell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adam, Tyler, Nathan, Dylan, Abdul, Joshua, Toby, Matthew, Ryan, Ethan, Daniel, Jacob
Names related to Terell
Terrell, Terrel, Tyrrell, Terrill, Tarrell, Tirrell, Terrelle
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Terell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/terell, updated 20 October 2026.