Masculine dossier · first seen 1885
Terrell
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1989
Peak era
1989
Peak births
983
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Terrell
How many people are named Terrell?
An estimated 31,953 living Americans are named Terrell.
How rare is Terrell?
Terrell is uncommon among babies today, with 113 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 88.5% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Terrell?
The median age of a living American named Terrell is approximately 36 years, with most bearers falling between 25 and 46 years old.
Is Terrell still popular?
Not especially. Terrell has been declining since its 1989 peak and registered 113 births in 2025.
Where is Terrell most common?
Terrell has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 6.3× more often than the national baseline.
1885Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
88.5%
2025
113
All-time
36,502
Where it lives now
Terrell is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 5.8× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Terrell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.