Is Teryl a boy or girl name?

Teryl is a unisex name. Of the 1,042 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 74.8% were girls and 25.2% were boys.

Teryl

Recorded 1939–1999 · United States

Teryl was most popular in 1956, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,627 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,042 people named Teryl.

Teryl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Teryl’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Teryl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Teryl is a unisex name — 74.8% of the 1,042 Americans given it were girls and 25.2% 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