Is Terrel a boy or girl name?

Terrel is a boy’s name. Of the 3,042 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.7% were girls and 97.3% were boys.

Terrel

Recorded 1915–2024 · United States

Terrel was most popular in 1989, when 94 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,533 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,042 people named Terrel.

Terrel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Terrel’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Terrel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Terrel is a boy’s name — 2.7% of the 3,042 Americans given it were girls and 97.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Terrel

Where Terrel is most concentrated

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

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