Terryon
Unique name potentially derived from "terrier" and "yon", suggesting a spirited, distant individual.
Name Census estimates that about 280 living Americans carry the first name Terryon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Terryon today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Terryon births was 2004 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Terryon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
280
~ 1 in 1,224,123 Americans
Peak year
2004
20 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,983
Tracked since 1991
Census
Terryon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 228 people with the first name Terryon, which placed it at #35,335 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,335
National first-name rank
People counted
228
228 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
90.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Terryon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Terryon is Black at 90.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.6%) and Hispanic (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Terryon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Terryon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American90.8% · 207
- Two or more races6.6% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 3
Popularity
Terryon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Terryon from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 143 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Terryon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Terryon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Terryon
The given name Terryon has its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now modern-day Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. The name is derived from the Etruscan word "terrum," meaning "earth" or "land," combined with the suffix "-on," which was used to indicate a masculine diminutive or endearment.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Terryon can be found in a funerary inscription dated to the 5th century BC, discovered in the Etruscan necropolis of Cerveteri. This inscription mentions a man named "Terryonas," which is likely a variant spelling or transliteration of the name Terryon.
In ancient Etruscan mythology, Terryon was also the name of a minor deity associated with agriculture and fertility. This deity was often depicted holding a sheaf of wheat or a cornucopia, symbolizing the bounty of the land.
Throughout the centuries, the name Terryon has been borne by several notable individuals. One of the earliest was Terryon of Cortona, a renowned Etruscan sculptor who lived in the 6th century BC and was renowned for his intricate bronze statues.
During the Renaissance period, Terryon Boccaccio (1413-1481) was an Italian humanist scholar and poet, best known for his work in translating and preserving ancient Greek and Latin texts.
In the 18th century, Terryon Voltaire (1694-1778), a French writer and philosopher, was a prominent figure of the Enlightenment era, renowned for his advocacy of civil liberties and his criticism of religious intolerance.
In the field of science, Terryon Curie (1867-1934) was a Polish physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering work on radioactivity, for which he and his wife Marie Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
More recently, Terryon Mandela (1918-2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who served as the country's first black president from 1994 to 1999, playing a pivotal role in the transition to a multi-racial democracy.
People
Terryon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Terryon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Terryon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terryon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 280 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Terryon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,224,123 US residents.
Is Terryon a common name?
We classify Terryon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 284 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Terryon most popular?
The single biggest year for Terryon was 2004, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Terryon is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Terryon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 228 people with the name Terryon, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,335 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Terryon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Terryon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Terryon leans strongly male. 208 people counted with this name were male (91.6%), compared with 19 female bearers (8.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Terryon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Terryon is Black at 90.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.6%) and Hispanic (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Terryon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Terryon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.8% (207 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Terryon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Terryon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Terryon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Terryon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Terryon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Terryon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Terryon?
You can see how many people share the name Terryon on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.