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A name with a story to discover
01 / Meaning & origin
Terry is a unisex given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 4 other languages.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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11 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 192 boys (rank 1115). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Terry
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 10 | 600 | observed |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | 7 | 754 | observed |
| 1883 | 10 | 597 | observed |
| 1884 | 10 | 613 | observed |
| 1885 | 9 | 641 | observed |
| 1886 | 12 | 540 | observed |
| 1887 | 16 | 420 | observed |
| 1888 | 15 | 505 | observed |
| 1889 | 9 | 673 | observed |
| 1890 | 12 | 566 | observed |
| 1891 | 5 | 963 | observed |
| 1892 | 12 | 597 | observed |
| 1893 | 8 | 768 | observed |
| 1894 | 12 | 594 | observed |
| 1895 | 13 | 579 | observed |
| 1896 | 20 | 438 | observed |
| 1897 | 15 | 515 | observed |
| 1898 | 14 | 573 | observed |
| 1899 | 7 | 857 | observed |
| 1900 | 21 | 518 | observed |
| 1901 | 13 | 559 | observed |
| 1902 | 18 | 507 | observed |
| 1903 | 18 | 505 | observed |
| 1904 | 18 | 515 | observed |
| 1905 | 15 | 615 | observed |
| 1906 | 13 | 674 | observed |
| 1907 | 20 | 540 | observed |
| 1908 | 23 | 522 | observed |
| 1909 | 27 | 496 | observed |
| 1910 | 30 | 512 | observed |
| 1911 | 29 | 562 | observed |
| 1912 | 49 | 574 | observed |
| 1913 | 69 | 519 | observed |
| 1914 | 58 | 667 | observed |
| 1915 | 105 | 544 | observed |
| 1916 | 85 | 630 | observed |
| 1917 | 92 | 617 | observed |
| 1918 | 100 | 615 | observed |
| 1919 | 94 | 624 | observed |
| 1920 | 142 | 511 | observed |
| 1921 | 125 | 562 | observed |
| 1922 | 130 | 554 | observed |
| 1923 | 134 | 524 | observed |
| 1924 | 140 | 532 | observed |
| 1925 | 190 | 433 | observed |
| 1926 | 165 | 469 | observed |
| 1927 | 180 | 457 | observed |
| 1928 | 218 | 406 | observed |
| 1929 | 222 | 390 | observed |
| 1930 | 296 | 321 | observed |
| 1931 | 290 | 321 | observed |
| 1932 | 430 | 262 | observed |
| 1933 | 572 | 205 | observed |
| 1934 | 720 | 182 | observed |
| 1935 | 962 | 154 | observed |
| 1936 | 1,291 | 126 | observed |
| 1937 | 1,684 | 113 | observed |
| 1938 | 2,336 | 86 | observed |
| 1939 | 2,444 | 83 | observed |
| 1940 | 2,982 | 73 | observed |
| 1941 | 3,606 | 64 | observed |
| 1942 | 4,810 | 52 | observed |
| 1943 | 5,737 | 49 | observed |
| 1944 | 5,974 | 43 | observed |
| 1945 | 6,834 | 33 | observed |
| 1946 | 10,678 | 26 | observed |
| 1947 | 12,751 | 26 | observed |
| 1948 | 12,136 | 26 | observed |
| 1949 | 11,457 | 28 | observed |
| 1950 | 11,433 | 30 | observed |
| 1951 | 12,216 | 30 | observed |
| 1952 | 12,438 | 29 | observed |
| 1953 | 13,259 | 30 | observed |
| 1954 | 15,553 | 27 | observed |
| 1955 | 15,586 | 28 | observed |
| 1956 | 15,064 | 31 | observed |
| 1957 | 15,624 | 33 | observed |
| 1958 | 15,006 | 33 | observed |
| 1959 | 14,545 | 33 | observed |
| 1960 | 13,932 | 34 | observed |
| 1961 | 13,194 | 32 | observed |
| 1962 | 12,301 | 34 | observed |
| 1963 | 12,463 | 32 | observed |
| 1964 | 10,867 | 35 | observed |
| 1965 | 9,088 | 40 | observed |
| 1966 | 8,455 | 40 | observed |
| 1967 | 7,685 | 42 | observed |
| 1968 | 7,089 | 48 | observed |
| 1969 | 6,415 | 52 | observed |
| 1970 | 6,186 | 54 | observed |
| 1971 | 5,858 | 56 | observed |
| 1972 | 4,770 | 62 | observed |
| 1973 | 4,374 | 65 | observed |
| 1974 | 4,027 | 69 | observed |
| 1975 | 3,971 | 67 | observed |
| 1976 | 3,668 | 75 | observed |
| 1977 | 3,443 | 83 | observed |
| 1978 | 3,089 | 91 | observed |
| 1979 | 3,040 | 95 | observed |
| 1980 | 2,981 | 101 | observed |
| 1981 | 2,815 | 105 | observed |
| 1982 | 2,761 | 105 | observed |
| 1983 | 2,470 | 110 | observed |
| 1984 | 2,335 | 118 | observed |
| 1985 | 2,374 | 119 | observed |
| 1986 | 2,251 | 122 | observed |
| 1987 | 2,102 | 133 | observed |
| 1988 | 2,065 | 141 | observed |
| 1989 | 2,003 | 151 | observed |
| 1990 | 1,893 | 164 | observed |
| 1991 | 1,740 | 180 | observed |
| 1992 | 1,595 | 196 | observed |
| 1993 | 1,426 | 213 | observed |
| 1994 | 1,218 | 242 | observed |
| 1995 | 1,176 | 245 | observed |
| 1996 | 1,094 | 258 | observed |
| 1997 | 1,046 | 269 | observed |
| 1998 | 947 | 302 | observed |
| 1999 | 905 | 315 | observed |
| 2000 | 847 | 331 | observed |
| 2001 | 803 | 342 | observed |
| 2002 | 687 | 380 | observed |
| 2003 | 667 | 392 | observed |
| 2004 | 657 | 399 | observed |
| 2005 | 693 | 406 | observed |
| 2006 | 614 | 444 | observed |
| 2007 | 608 | 455 | observed |
| 2008 | 580 | 480 | observed |
| 2009 | 482 | 548 | observed |
| 2010 | 521 | 497 | observed |
| 2011 | 478 | 531 | observed |
| 2012 | 482 | 542 | observed |
| 2013 | 427 | 594 | observed |
| 2014 | 423 | 623 | observed |
| 2015 | 389 | 661 | observed |
| 2016 | 388 | 666 | observed |
| 2017 | 358 | 691 | observed |
| 2018 | 314 | 751 | observed |
| 2019 | 267 | 841 | observed |
| 2020 | 238 | 932 | observed |
| 2021 | 214 | 1,025 | observed |
| 2022 | 231 | 975 | observed |
| 2023 | 204 | 1,064 | observed |
| 2024 | 174 | 1,186 | observed |
| 2025 | 192 | 1,115 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Terry” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Terry— “people’s rule”
_Terry_, _m._ _Eng._ people’s rule, 375
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages — Popular Baby Names (annual top 100 per gender), 1952-2025
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (via data.nsw.gov.au) · CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution; version not stated on the record) · retrieved 2026-10-15
New Zealand — DIA published top 100 baby first names per sex, 1954–2025
Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), New Zealand · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
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