Terrell is an established boys' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Terrell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,538 for boy births in the United States (and #3,274 across all names), given to 113 babies. Terrell first appears in 1885 and peaked in 1989 (983 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,538 |
| 2024 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,499 |
| 2023 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,607 |
| 2022 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,225 |
| 2021 | 177 | 177 | — | #1,142 |
| 2020 | 173 | 173 | — | #1,132 |
| 2019 | 190 | 190 | — | #1,073 |
| 2018 | 215 | 215 | — | #968 |
| 2017 | 245 | 245 | — | #881 |
| 2016 | 229 | 229 | — | #929 |
| 2015 | 248 | 248 | — | #891 |
| 2014 | 276 | 276 | — | #824 |
| 2013 | 322 | 322 | — | #728 |
| 2012 | 350 | 350 | — | #676 |
| 2011 | 383 | 383 | — | #621 |
| 2010 | 378 | 378 | — | #640 |
| 2009 | 451 | 451 | — | #584 |
| 2008 | 486 | 486 | #17,319 | #546 |
| 2007 | 521 | 521 | — | #510 |
| 2006 | 505 | 505 | #19,819 | #517 |
| 2005 | 524 | 524 | #18,949 | #482 |
| 2004 | 512 | 512 | — | #485 |
| 2003 | 516 | 516 | — | #482 |
| 2002 | 503 | 503 | — | #473 |
| 2001 | 537 | 537 | #15,188 | #456 |
| 2000 | 614 | 614 | #14,880 | #409 |
| 1999 | 712 | 712 | #12,587 | #370 |
| 1998 | 871 | 876 | #10,048 | #320 |
| 1997 | 688 | — | — | #361 |
| 1996 | 679 | — | #8,773 | #362 |
| 1995 | 718 | — | #4,666 | #353 |
| 1994 | 746 | — | #7,570 | #336 |
| 1993 | 863 | — | #5,931 | #314 |
| 1992 | 864 | — | #6,288 | #311 |
| 1991 | 960 | — | #7,947 | #280 |
| 1990 | 945 | — | #4,856 | #282 |
| 1989 | 1,004 | — | #4,516 | #259 |
| 1988 | 944 | — | #3,682 | #256 |
| 1987 | 883 | — | #5,293 | #258 |
| 1986 | 885 | — | #3,269 | #260 |
| 1985 | 913 | — | #3,721 | #255 |
| 1984 | 833 | — | #2,843 | #259 |
| 1983 | 737 | — | #3,428 | #286 |
| 1982 | 703 | — | #3,890 | #295 |
| 1981 | 636 | — | #2,608 | #318 |
| 1980 | 631 | — | #3,207 | #317 |
| 1979 | 626 | — | #2,721 | #318 |
| 1978 | 524 | — | #3,500 | #343 |
| 1977 | 621 | — | #2,775 | #315 |
| 1976 | 536 | — | #2,433 | #344 |
| 1975 | 536 | — | #2,022 | #349 |
| 1974 | 379 | — | #2,096 | #425 |
| 1973 | 402 | — | #2,121 | #410 |
| 1972 | 398 | — | #1,853 | #423 |
| 1971 | 404 | — | #1,612 | #439 |
| 1970 | 417 | — | #1,559 | #432 |
| 1969 | 365 | — | #1,833 | #442 |
| 1968 | 345 | — | #1,704 | #446 |
| 1967 | 364 | — | #1,944 | #421 |
| 1966 | 270 | — | #2,576 | #486 |
| 1965 | 262 | — | #2,920 | #492 |
| 1964 | 252 | — | #2,147 | #529 |
| 1963 | 277 | — | #2,612 | #505 |
| 1962 | 250 | — | #2,532 | #532 |
| 1961 | 227 | — | #2,825 | #548 |
| 1960 | 249 | — | #2,147 | #535 |
| 1959 | 248 | — | #2,231 | #529 |
| 1958 | 299 | — | #1,850 | #481 |
| 1957 | 243 | — | #2,023 | #533 |
| 1956 | 224 | — | #2,380 | #528 |
| 1955 | 226 | — | #2,102 | #519 |
| 1954 | 219 | — | #2,231 | #523 |
| 1953 | 196 | — | #2,584 | #535 |
| 1952 | 201 | — | #2,118 | #528 |
| 1951 | 215 | — | #2,240 | #488 |
| 1950 | 226 | — | #2,048 | #470 |
| 1949 | 229 | — | #1,874 | #464 |
| 1948 | 244 | — | #1,665 | #459 |
| 1947 | 200 | — | #2,443 | #500 |
| 1946 | 211 | — | #1,914 | #468 |
| 1945 | 150 | — | #2,142 | #519 |
| 1944 | 148 | — | #2,190 | #530 |
| 1943 | 126 | — | #4,162 | #585 |
| 1942 | 119 | — | #2,199 | #628 |
| 1941 | 142 | — | #2,656 | #524 |
| 1940 | 127 | — | #3,479 | #540 |
| 1939 | 100 | — | #2,567 | #628 |
| 1938 | 79 | — | #3,813 | #723 |
| 1937 | 72 | — | #4,858 | #750 |
| 1936 | 70 | — | #4,790 | #755 |
| 1935 | 64 | — | — | #776 |
| 1934 | 57 | — | — | #834 |
| 1933 | 47 | — | — | #922 |
| 1932 | 48 | — | — | #950 |
| 1931 | 28 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1930 | 36 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1929 | 41 | — | — | #1,091 |
| 1928 | 42 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1927 | 45 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1926 | 36 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1925 | 36 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1924 | 46 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1923 | 32 | — | — | #1,296 |
| 1922 | 47 | — | #5,701 | #1,106 |
| 1921 | 36 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1920 | 52 | — | #5,674 | #1,016 |
| 1919 | 34 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1918 | 35 | — | — | #1,191 |
| 1917 | 30 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1916 | 35 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1915 | 30 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1914 | 25 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | — | #1,429 |
| 1912 | 27 | — | — | #872 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,816 |
| 1909 | 8 | — | — | #1,146 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | — | #904 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,198 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,146 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #1,085 |