Terry
Two sources: the Roman Terentius, and the Norman Thierry from Germanic Theodoric.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Terry appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1938 to 1979. Its biggest year was 1957, when 15,624 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 33 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1946, at No. 26. The name has also seen real use for girls: 96,955 of the 521,478 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Terri (147,027), Teri (44,171), Terrie (20,068) (total births since 1880)
Explore Terry interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 98 | No. 420 |
| 1890s | 118 | No. 438 |
| 1900s | 186 | No. 496 |
| 1910s | 711 | No. 512 |
| 1920s | 1,646 | No. 390 |
| 1930s | 11,025 | No. 83 |
| 1940s | 76,965 | No. 26 |
| 1950s | 140,724 | No. 27 |
| 1960s | 101,489 | No. 32 |
| 1970s | 42,426 | No. 54 |
| 1980s | 24,157 | No. 101 |
| 1990s | 13,040 | No. 164 |
| 2000s | 6,638 | No. 331 |
| 2010s | 4,047 | No. 497 |
| 2020s | 1,253 | No. 932 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.