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

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