Terrill
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TEHR-ul
- Origin
- French
Terrill is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “one who pulls”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Terrill mean?
French: variant of Terrell, an English surname from Norman French Tirel
“one who pulls”
Variant of Terrell; the Norman nickname Tirel may have described a stubborn person, like a horse pulling on the reins.
Is Terrill a girl's or a boy's name?
Terrill is a boys' name.
How popular is Terrill in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 122 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Terrill in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1995, 11% of the babies named Terrill in the US were girls.
Terrill in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,796 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,889 |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,928 |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,424 |
| 1991 | 89 | #1,164 |
| 1990 | 95 | #1,092 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,180 |
| 1988 | 99 | #969 |
| 1987 | 79 | #1,076 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,173 |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,388 |
| 1984 | 57 | #1,213 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,130 |
| 1982 | 66 | #1,124 |
| 1981 | 85 | #976 |
| 1980 | 80 | #1,010 |
| 1979 | 101 | #864 |
| 1978 | 113 | #798 |
| 1977 | 114 | #803 |
| 1976 | 104 | #820 |
| 1975 | 122 | #754 |
| 1974 | 85 | #867 |
| 1973 | 94 | #817 |
| 1972 | 73 | #943 |
| 1971 | 103 | #791 |
| 1970 | 78 | #905 |
| 1969 | 67 | #931 |
| 1968 | 59 | #946 |
| 1967 | 72 | #843 |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,258 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,206 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,235 |
| 1963 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,340 |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,302 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,319 |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,301 |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,147 |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,150 |
| 1956 | 50 | #1,070 |
| 1955 | 50 | #1,065 |
| 1954 | 49 | #1,067 |
| 1953 | 50 | #1,024 |
| 1952 | 54 | #967 |
| 1951 | 62 | #891 |
| 1950 | 74 | #790 |
| 1949 | 77 | #781 |
| 1948 | 89 | #707 |
| 1947 | 69 | #835 |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,075 |
| 1945 | 46 | #954 |
| 1944 | 44 | #974 |
| 1943 | 60 | #856 |
| 1942 | 38 | #1,110 |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,276 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,107 |
| 1939 | 29 | #1,219 |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,818 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,301 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,393 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,207 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
Nicknames for Terrill
- Terry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Terrill
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michael Daniel Timothy Joel Steven Kevin Patrick Eric David Jeffrey Travis Bradley
Names related to Terrill
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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, “Terrill: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/terrill, updated 20 October 2026.