Terry

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Terry is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (16% of births). There have been 521,274 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 424,330 as boys and 96,944 as girls. Terry gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 184
2023 213
2022 238
2021 214
2020 246
2019 282
2018 324
2017 367
2016 399
2015 396
2014 432
2013 443
2012 499
2011 496
2010 542
2009 505
2008 595
2007 634
2006 638
2005 718
2004 706
2003 689
2002 717
2001 839
2000 877
1999 949
1998 1,012
1997 1,106
1996 1,147
1995 1,231
1994 1,294
1993 1,520
1992 1,696
1991 1,831
1990 2,009
1989 2,145
1988 2,220
1987 2,279
1986 2,398
1985 2,554
1984 2,516
1983 2,686
1982 2,996
1981 3,041
1980 3,273
1979 3,344
1978 3,364
1977 3,758
1976 4,055
1975 4,462
1974 4,545
1973 5,013
1972 5,519
1971 6,845
1970 7,301
1969 7,658
1968 8,488
1967 9,278
1966 10,164
1965 11,112
1964 13,776
1963 15,980
1962 16,342
1961 17,552
1960 18,770
1959 19,760
1958 20,335
1957 20,884
1956 20,338
1955 20,939
1954 20,341
1953 16,633
1952 15,471
1951 15,258
1950 13,959
1949 14,248
1948 14,416
1947 15,042
1946 12,595
1945 7,783
1944 6,890
1943 6,660
1942 5,628
1941 4,050
1940 3,352
1939 2,758
1938 2,609
1937 1,916
1936 1,491
1935 1,157
1934 866
1933 717
1932 579
1931 409
1930 448
1929 342
1928 360
1927 342
1926 310
1925 338
1924 256
1923 228
1922 228
1921 219
1920 196
1919 149
1918 154
1917 138
1916 116
1915 137
1914 95
1913 93
1912 66
1911 45
1910 46
1909 38
1908 29
1907 31
1906 23
1905 24
1904 18
1903 24
1902 18
1901 13
1900 21
1899 7
1898 14
1897 15
1896 20
1895 13
1894 12
1893 8
1892 19
1891 5
1890 12
1889 9
1888 15
1887 16
1886 12
1885 9
1884 10
1883 10
1882 7
1880 10