Terry

Given to 521,478 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −27% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#9457
recorded as girls
#1115
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
202
girls 10 · boys 192
Peak year
1954
15,553 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
521,478
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Terry was most popular in 1954, when 15,553 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 192 babies were named Terry, ranking #1115 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1954 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Terry was most popular in 1954, when 15,553 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 192 babies were named Terry, ranking #1115 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1954 (boys)

Terry was most popular in 1954, when 15,553 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 192 babies were named Terry, ranking #1115 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 10 9457 192 1115
2024 10 9556 174 1186
2023 9 10312 204 1064
2022 7 12243 231 975
2021 <5 — 214 1025
2020 8 11090 238 932
2019 15 7342 267 841
2018 10 9806 314 751
2017 9 10689 358 691
2016 11 9411 388 666
2015 8 11835 389 661
2014 9 10955 423 623
2013 15 7748 427 594
2012 17 7144 482 542
2011 18 6855 478 531
2010 21 6182 521 497
2009 23 5891 482 548
2008 15 8109 580 480
2007 26 5377 608 455
2006 24 5545 614 444
2005 25 5113 693 406
2004 49 3127 657 399
2003 22 5419 667 392
2002 30 4179 687 380
2001 36 3631 803 342
2000 30 4079 847 331
1999 44 2991 905 315
1998 65 2188 947 302
1997 60 2259 1,046 269
1996 53 2423 1,094 258
1995 55 2367 1,176 245
1994 76 1862 1,218 242
1993 94 1611 1,426 213
1992 101 1537 1,595 196
1991 90 1656 1,740 180
1990 114 1385 1,893 164
1989 142 1157 2,003 151
1988 155 1037 2,065 141
1987 177 928 2,102 133
1986 147 1029 2,251 122
1985 180 886 2,374 119
1984 181 848 2,335 118
1983 215 754 2,470 110
1982 235 729 2,761 105
1981 227 730 2,815 105
1980 292 625 2,981 101
1979 304 592 3,040 95
1978 275 613 3,089 91
1977 315 557 3,443 83
1976 387 475 3,668 75
1975 491 410 3,971 67
1974 519 393 4,027 69
1973 638 341 4,374 65
1972 748 320 4,770 62
1971 987 286 5,858 56
1970 1,114 269 6,186 54
1969 1,243 240 6,415 52
1968 1,399 217 7,089 48
1967 1,594 201 7,685 42
1966 1,710 191 8,455 40
1965 2,021 173 9,088 40
1964 2,909 139 10,867 35
1963 3,521 123 12,463 32
1962 4,039 112 12,301 34
1961 4,362 108 13,194 32
1960 4,840 101 13,932 34
1959 5,215 95 14,545 33
1958 5,327 89 15,006 33
1957 5,266 92 15,624 33
1956 5,272 91 15,064 31
1955 5,353 83 15,586 28
1954 4,787 88 15,553 27
1953 3,374 117 13,259 30
1952 3,032 120 12,438 29
1951 3,042 115 12,216 30
1950 2,526 127 11,433 30
1949 2,791 115 11,457 28
1948 2,280 133 12,136 26
1947 2,291 135 12,751 26
1946 1,917 143 10,678 26
1945 950 204 6,834 33
1944 914 217 5,974 43
1943 923 217 5,737 49
1942 818 235 4,810 52
1941 444 307 3,606 64
1940 370 331 2,982 73
1939 315 369 2,444 83
1938 273 406 2,336 86
1937 232 425 1,684 113
1936 200 451 1,291 126
1935 195 456 962 154
1934 146 536 720 182
1933 145 528 572 205
1932 149 536 430 262
1931 119 607 290 321
1930 152 553 296 321
1929 120 630 222 390
1928 142 592 218 406
1927 162 556 180 457
1926 145 589 165 469
1925 148 593 190 433
1924 116 688 140 532
1923 94 751 134 524
1922 98 734 130 554
1921 94 753 125 562
1920 54 1005 142 511
1919 55 954 94 624
1918 54 977 100 615
1917 46 1040 92 617
1916 31 1298 85 630
1915 32 1231 105 544
1914 37 972 58 667
1913 24 1120 69 519
1912 17 1297 49 574
1911 16 1113 29 562
1910 16 1110 30 512
1909 11 1290 27 496
1908 6 1862 23 522
1907 11 1206 20 540
1906 10 1229 13 674
1905 9 1298 15 615
1904 <5 — 18 515
1903 6 1592 18 505
1902 <5 — 18 507
1901 <5 — 13 559
1900 <5 — 21 518
1899 <5 — 7 857
1898 <5 — 14 573
1897 <5 — 15 515
1896 <5 — 20 438
1895 <5 — 13 579
1894 <5 — 12 594
1893 <5 — 8 768
1892 7 1171 12 597
1891 <5 — 5 963
1890 <5 — 12 566
1889 <5 — 9 673
1888 <5 — 15 505
1887 <5 — 16 420
1886 <5 — 12 540
1885 <5 — 9 641
1884 <5 — 10 613
1883 <5 — 10 597
1882 <5 — 7 754
1881 <5 — <5 —
1880 <5 — 10 600

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Other spellings

Terri · 147,027 Teri · 44,171 Terrie · 20,068 Terrye · 484 Terie · 355 Tery · 164

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Where Terry is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 19% · boys 81% across all years