Terry
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #1,115 for boys in 2025, 192 births
Given to boys 81.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1947 · 12,751 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 424,523since 1880
Terry over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #1,115 | 192 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #1,186 | 174 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #1,064 | 204 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #975 | 231 |
| 2021 | — | #1,025 | 214 | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #932 | 238 |
| 2019 | #7,342 | 15 | #841 | 267 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #751 | 314 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #691 | 358 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #666 | 388 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #661 | 389 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #623 | 423 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #594 | 427 |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | #542 | 482 |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 | #531 | 478 |
| 2010 | #6,182 | 21 | #497 | 521 |
| 2009 | #5,891 | 23 | #548 | 482 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #480 | 580 |
| 2007 | #5,377 | 26 | #455 | 608 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #444 | 614 |
| 2005 | #5,113 | 25 | #406 | 693 |
| 2004 | #3,127 | 49 | #399 | 657 |
| 2003 | #5,419 | 22 | #392 | 667 |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | #380 | 687 |
| 2001 | #3,631 | 36 | #342 | 803 |
| 2000 | #4,079 | 30 | #331 | 847 |
| 1999 | #2,991 | 44 | #315 | 905 |
| 1998 | #2,188 | 65 | #302 | 947 |
| 1997 | #2,259 | 60 | #269 | 1,046 |
| 1996 | #2,423 | 53 | #258 | 1,094 |
| 1995 | #2,367 | 55 | #245 | 1,176 |
| 1994 | #1,862 | 76 | #242 | 1,218 |
| 1993 | #1,611 | 94 | #213 | 1,426 |
| 1992 | #1,537 | 101 | #196 | 1,595 |
| 1991 | #1,656 | 90 | #180 | 1,740 |
| 1990 | #1,385 | 114 | #164 | 1,893 |
| 1989 | #1,157 | 142 | #151 | 2,003 |
| 1988 | #1,037 | 155 | #141 | 2,065 |
| 1987 | #928 | 177 | #133 | 2,102 |
| 1986 | #1,029 | 147 | #122 | 2,251 |
| 1985 | #886 | 180 | #119 | 2,374 |
| 1984 | #848 | 181 | #118 | 2,335 |
| 1983 | #754 | 215 | #110 | 2,470 |
| 1982 | #729 | 235 | #105 | 2,761 |
| 1981 | #730 | 227 | #105 | 2,815 |
| 1980 | #625 | 292 | #101 | 2,981 |
| 1979 | #592 | 304 | #95 | 3,040 |
| 1978 | #613 | 275 | #91 | 3,089 |
| 1977 | #557 | 315 | #83 | 3,443 |
| 1976 | #475 | 387 | #75 | 3,668 |
| 1975 | #410 | 491 | #67 | 3,971 |
| 1974 | #393 | 519 | #69 | 4,027 |
| 1973 | #341 | 638 | #65 | 4,374 |
| 1972 | #320 | 748 | #62 | 4,770 |
| 1971 | #286 | 987 | #56 | 5,858 |
| 1970 | #269 | 1,114 | #54 | 6,186 |
| 1969 | #240 | 1,243 | #52 | 6,415 |
| 1968 | #217 | 1,399 | #48 | 7,089 |
| 1967 | #201 | 1,594 | #42 | 7,685 |
| 1966 | #191 | 1,710 | #40 | 8,455 |
| 1965 | #173 | 2,021 | #40 | 9,088 |
| 1964 | #139 | 2,909 | #35 | 10,867 |
| 1963 | #123 | 3,521 | #32 | 12,463 |
| 1962 | #112 | 4,039 | #34 | 12,301 |
| 1961 | #108 | 4,362 | #32 | 13,194 |
| 1960 | #101 | 4,840 | #34 | 13,932 |
| 1959 | #95 | 5,215 | #33 | 14,545 |
| 1958 | #89 | 5,327 | #33 | 15,006 |
| 1957 | #92 | 5,266 | #33 | 15,624 |
| 1956 | #91 | 5,272 | #31 | 15,064 |
| 1955 | #83 | 5,353 | #28 | 15,586 |
| 1954 | #88 | 4,787 | #27 | 15,553 |
| 1953 | #117 | 3,374 | #30 | 13,259 |
| 1952 | #120 | 3,032 | #29 | 12,438 |
| 1951 | #115 | 3,042 | #30 | 12,216 |
| 1950 | #127 | 2,526 | #30 | 11,433 |
| 1949 | #115 | 2,791 | #28 | 11,457 |
| 1948 | #133 | 2,280 | #26 | 12,136 |
| 1947 | #135 | 2,291 | #26 | 12,751 |
| 1946 | #143 | 1,917 | #26 | 10,678 |
| 1945 | #204 | 950 | #33 | 6,834 |
| 1944 | #217 | 914 | #43 | 5,974 |
| 1943 | #217 | 923 | #49 | 5,737 |
| 1942 | #235 | 818 | #52 | 4,810 |
| 1941 | #307 | 444 | #64 | 3,606 |
| 1940 | #331 | 370 | #73 | 2,982 |
| 1939 | #369 | 315 | #83 | 2,444 |
| 1938 | #406 | 273 | #86 | 2,336 |
| 1937 | #425 | 232 | #113 | 1,684 |
| 1936 | #451 | 200 | #126 | 1,291 |
| 1935 | #456 | 195 | #154 | 962 |
| 1934 | #536 | 146 | #182 | 720 |
| 1933 | #528 | 145 | #205 | 572 |
| 1932 | #536 | 149 | #262 | 430 |
| 1931 | #607 | 119 | #321 | 290 |
| 1930 | #553 | 152 | #321 | 296 |
| 1929 | #630 | 120 | #390 | 222 |
| 1928 | #592 | 142 | #406 | 218 |
| 1927 | #556 | 162 | #457 | 180 |
| 1926 | #589 | 145 | #469 | 165 |
| 1925 | #593 | 148 | #433 | 190 |
| 1924 | #688 | 116 | #532 | 140 |
| 1923 | #751 | 94 | #524 | 134 |
| 1922 | #734 | 98 | #554 | 130 |
| 1921 | #753 | 94 | #562 | 125 |
| 1920 | #1,005 | 54 | #511 | 142 |
| 1919 | #954 | 55 | #624 | 94 |
| 1918 | #977 | 54 | #615 | 100 |
| 1917 | #1,040 | 46 | #617 | 92 |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | #630 | 85 |
| 1915 | #1,231 | 32 | #544 | 105 |
| 1914 | #972 | 37 | #667 | 58 |
| 1913 | #1,120 | 24 | #519 | 69 |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | #574 | 49 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | #562 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,110 | 16 | #512 | 30 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #496 | 27 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #522 | 23 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #540 | 20 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | #674 | 13 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #615 | 15 |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #505 | 18 |
| 1902 | — | #507 | 18 | |
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #518 | 21 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #438 | 20 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Terry was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Terry is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#308 · 1 in 2,530
- Louisiana#345 · 1 in 2,523
- Mississippi#369 · 1 in 3,202
- Kentucky#401 · 1 in 3,979
- Illinois#445 · 1 in 8,340
Best ever in a state: #8 in Tennessee, 1957.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #308 | 8 | 1 in 2,530 |
| Louisiana | #345 | 6 | 1 in 2,523 |
| Mississippi | #369 | 5 | 1 in 3,202 |
| Kentucky | #401 | 5 | 1 in 3,979 |
| Illinois | #445 | 6 | 1 in 8,340 |
| Texas | #467 | 10 | 1 in 3,963 |
| North Carolina | #494 | 5 | 1 in 5,288 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Terry
- 71 spots since 2024 (#1,186 → #1,115)
- 183 spots since 2020 (#932 → #1,115)
- 454 spots since 2015 (#661 → #1,115)
- Biggest jump: 366 spots in 1892 (#963 → #597)
- Biggest drop: 397 spots in 1891 (#566 → #963)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1947 at #26 (12,751 births)
- Births halved by 1970, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1938–1979
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1882–2020
- Highest: 1 in 131 boys born in 1954 were named Terry (0.76%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,896 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #26 in 1947, was only 1 in 143 (0.70%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 33.1% of all boys named Terry (140,724) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 98 | #420 (1887) | #594 |
| 1890s | 118 | #438 (1896) | #645 |
| 1900s | 186 | #496 (1909) | #545 |
| 1910s | 711 | #512 (1910) | #586 |
| 1920s | 1,646 | #390 (1929) | #484 |
| 1930s | 11,025 | #83 (1939) | #185 |
| 1940s | 76,965 | #26 (1947) | #42 |
| 1950s | 140,724 | #27 (1954) | #30 |
| 1960s | 101,489 | #32 (1961) | #39 |
| 1970s | 42,426 | #54 (1970) | #72 |
| 1980s | 24,157 | #101 (1980) | #121 |
| 1990s | 13,040 | #164 (1990) | #238 |
| 2000s | 6,638 | #331 (2000) | #418 |
| 2010s | 4,047 | #497 (2010) | #640 |
| 2020s | 1,253 | #932 (2020) | #1,050 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Terry in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 23,506 of them was named Terry, which outranked 80.4% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,026Richard47
- #1,026Trudie47
- #1,026Veola47
- #1,040Terry46
- #1,040Alexandra46
- #1,040Almeta46
- #1,040Ardath46
- #1,054Beatriz45
- #1,054Burnice45
- #1,054Carlene45
Tied with 13 names at #1,040; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 10,060 of them was named Terry, which outranked 86.6% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).