Given name & surname
Terrel
“one who is stubborn”·“a powerful man”
Terrel is a variant of Terrell. Interpretations include “one who is stubborn” and “a powerful man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Terrel is a variant of Terrell. Interpretations include “one who is stubborn” and “a powerful man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Terrel is a variant of Terrell. Terrell has been associated with French and German naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Terrel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,042
- 2,961 boys · 81 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 94 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,285 as a first name in 2020; 857 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Terrel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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99% boys · 1% girls
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