Terril is a rare variant of Terrell that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.
Terril is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2001. Terril was first reported in SSA data in 1932 and peaked in 1945 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,140 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,525 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #10,661 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,716 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #10,102 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | — | #7,324 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | — | #4,732 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,333 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,783 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,422 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,864 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #6,645 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,711 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,511 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,456 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,317 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,174 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #5,309 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,697 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,694 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,396 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #5,176 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | — | #3,193 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,928 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,933 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,492 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | — | #3,290 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | — | #3,086 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,966 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | — | #2,964 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | — | #2,359 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | — | #3,260 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #5,844 | #4,570 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,573 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #5,793 | #3,625 |
| 1960 | 20 | — | #5,647 | #2,413 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | #7,124 | #2,401 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,531 |
| 1957 | 20 | — | #6,023 | #2,266 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,897 |
| 1955 | 18 | — | #5,770 | #2,422 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | #5,692 | #3,146 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #4,981 | #3,400 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | — | #2,664 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | — | #3,041 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #4,696 | #2,755 |
| 1949 | 16 | — | #5,979 | #2,444 |
| 1948 | 22 | — | #4,176 | #2,108 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #4,728 | #2,843 |
| 1946 | 21 | — | #5,628 | #1,879 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | — | #1,765 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #3,081 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | — | #2,544 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | — | #2,510 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | — | #2,474 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | — | #2,069 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,847 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #4,147 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,738 |