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Terril

Terril is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Terril are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 86%Female 14%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
86% male / 14% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
512 male / 83 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Terril

To address Terril when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Terril," in English, "Guten Tag Terril," in German. About 86% of people named Terril are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Terril,

German

Guten Tag Terril,

French

Bonjour Terril,

Spanish

Estimado/a Terril:

Chinese

Terril您好：

Japanese

Terril様

English

Hi Terril,

German

Hi Terril,

French

Salut Terril,

Spanish

Hola Terril,

Chinese

Terril你好：

Japanese

Terrilさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Terril by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name86%

United States birth data

512 male · 83 female · 595 births recorded

Male 86%Female 14%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Terril a male or female name?

Terril is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Terril are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Terril in an email?

To address Terril when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Terril," in English, "Guten Tag Terril," in German. About 86% of people named Terril are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Terril a unisex name?

Terril is not a unisex name: 86% of people named Terril are men. Terril leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Terril a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/terril (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_terril,
  title  = {Is Terril a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/terril},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}