Is Terilyn a boy or girl name?

Terilyn is a girl’s name. Of the 622 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Terilyn

Recorded 1946–2010 · United States

Terilyn was most popular in 1963, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,624 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 622 people named Terilyn.

Terilyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Terilyn’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Terilyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Terilyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 622 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Terilyn

Where Terilyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org