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Terrell

Terrell means “puller, stubborn (debated)”. 36,770 US babies since 1940, peak 1989.

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What it means

“puller, stubborn (debated)”

Debated

In US birth records

Peak year: 1989

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36,770 US babies were named Terrell between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Terrell (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 72% of the family

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1989)