How popular is the name Terrell?

Terrell ranks 514th among boys' names in US records, with 46,701 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,074.

Is Terrell a unisex name?

No. Terrell is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1989, when 1,169 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Terrill, Terrel, Terral. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#514 of boy names

Pronounced T EH1 R AH0 L (ARPABET)

Terrell is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 46,701 children — the 514th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 55% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1989, when 1,169 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Terrill, Terrel and Terral — because they are pronounced identically.

1989Boys: 1,169Girls: 21

These spellings sound identical to Terrell and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Terrell?: Terrell ranks 514th among boys' names in US records, with 46,701 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,074.
Is Terrell a unisex name?: No. Terrell is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Terrell most popular?: 1989, when 1,169 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Terrell spelled?: Terrill, Terrel, Terral. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.