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
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
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Other names starting with T
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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.
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.
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.