Terrell
Boy · TAIR-el · French
Terrell is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,529th for boys in the US (113 babies).
What does Terrell mean?
French: English surname of Norman French origin, a variant of Tyrell
From the Norman surname Tirel; Walter Tirel was blamed for the arrow that killed King William II in 1100.
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Is Terrell a girl's or a boy's name?
Terrell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 113 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Terrell in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Terrell in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Terrell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 29 | #671 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
How popular is Terrell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,529among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 113about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 113 boys in the US were named Terrell, making it the 1,529th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,130th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 983 boys. It first appears in the records in 1885.
Half of all the boys named Terrell in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Terrell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | #1,529 |
| 2024 | 120 | #1,494 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1,591 |
| 2022 | 161 | #1,220 |
| 2021 | 177 | #1,140 |
| 2020 | 173 | #1,130 |
| 2019 | 190 | #1,072 |
| 2018 | 215 | #964 |
| 2017 | 245 | #876 |
| 2016 | 229 | #927 |
| 2015 | 248 | #890 |
| 2014 | 276 | #822 |
| 2013 | 322 | #725 |
| 2012 | 350 | #675 |
| 2011 | 383 | #621 |
| 2010 | 378 | #639 |
| 2009 | 451 | #584 |
| 2008 | 480 | #546 |
| 2007 | 521 | #508 |
| 2006 | 500 | #516 |
| 2005 | 519 | #482 |
| 2004 | 512 | #484 |
| 2003 | 516 | #482 |
| 2002 | 503 | #473 |
| 2001 | 531 | #454 |
| 2000 | 608 | #409 |
| 1999 | 705 | #370 |
| 1998 | 862 | #320 |
| 1997 | 688 | #361 |
| 1996 | 669 | #362 |
| 1995 | 696 | #353 |
| 1994 | 734 | #336 |
| 1993 | 847 | #314 |
| 1992 | 849 | #310 |
| 1991 | 949 | #280 |
| 1990 | 925 | #282 |
| 1989 | 983 | #259 |
| 1988 | 918 | #256 |
| 1987 | 868 | #258 |
| 1986 | 857 | #260 |
| 1985 | 890 | #254 |
| 1984 | 801 | #259 |
| 1983 | 713 | #286 |
| 1982 | 682 | #295 |
| 1981 | 600 | #317 |
| 1980 | 604 | #316 |
| 1979 | 593 | #318 |
| 1978 | 502 | #343 |
| 1977 | 591 | #315 |
| 1976 | 502 | #344 |
| 1975 | 492 | #349 |
| 1974 | 339 | #425 |
| 1973 | 364 | #408 |
| 1972 | 352 | #423 |
| 1971 | 345 | #439 |
| 1970 | 354 | #432 |
| 1969 | 319 | #441 |
| 1968 | 297 | #444 |
| 1967 | 327 | #421 |
| 1966 | 247 | #485 |
| 1965 | 243 | #492 |
| 1964 | 220 | #527 |
| 1963 | 254 | #504 |
| 1962 | 226 | #531 |
| 1961 | 207 | #548 |
| 1960 | 219 | #535 |
| 1959 | 221 | #529 |
| 1958 | 263 | #480 |
| 1957 | 213 | #530 |
| 1956 | 201 | #527 |
| 1955 | 199 | #516 |
| 1954 | 195 | #522 |
| 1953 | 178 | #534 |
| 1952 | 177 | #527 |
| 1951 | 194 | #484 |
| 1950 | 203 | #468 |
| 1949 | 202 | #463 |
| 1948 | 212 | #458 |
| 1947 | 182 | #499 |
| 1946 | 187 | #467 |
| 1945 | 133 | #518 |
| 1944 | 131 | #530 |
| 1943 | 119 | #581 |
| 1942 | 102 | #626 |
| 1941 | 130 | #520 |
| 1940 | 119 | #539 |
| 1939 | 88 | #621 |
| 1938 | 72 | #719 |
| 1937 | 67 | #742 |
| 1936 | 65 | #747 |
| 1935 | 64 | #771 |
| 1934 | 57 | #828 |
| 1933 | 47 | #905 |
| 1932 | 48 | #937 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,302 |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,173 |
| 1929 | 41 | #1,078 |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,078 |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,041 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,192 |
| 1925 | 36 | #1,184 |
| 1924 | 46 | #1,045 |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,275 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,084 |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,199 |
| 1920 | 47 | #1,004 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,207 |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,172 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,238 |
| 1916 | 35 | #1,096 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,181 |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,153 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,364 |
| 1912 | 27 | #854 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,289 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,083 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #846 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 8 | #967 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #994 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
Nicknames for Terrell
- Terry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Terrell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Terrell
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