Is Terril a boy or girl name?

Terril is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 596 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 13.9% were girls and 86.1% were boys.

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Terril

Recorded 1932–2001 · United States

Terril was most popular in 1948, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,424 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 596 people named Terril.

Terril over time

Births per year. The dot marks Terril’s peak in 1948. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Terril a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Terril is mostly a boy’s name — 13.9% of the 596 Americans given it were girls and 86.1% 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.

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