NameTides

Terry

Terry was the #1,115 boys' name in the US in 2025 (192 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Terry as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Terry as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Terry as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,115 (192)#1,705 (15)——#509 (6)#1,718 (12)—
2024#1,186 (174)#2,264 (10)——#520 (6)#1,764 (11)—
2023#1,064 (204)#1,610 (15)———#1,592 (12)—
2022#975 (231)#1,534 (16)—#414 (3)#572 (5)#1,237 (17)—
2021#1,025 (214)#1,290 (20)#605 (4)——#2,491 (6)—
2020#932 (238)#1,150 (23)——#459 (7)#1,520 (12)—
2019#841 (267)#1,316 (19)——#764 (3)#1,326 (15)—
2018#751 (314)#1,194 (22)——#749 (3)#1,133 (18)—
2017#691 (358)#833 (38)——#710 (3)#937 (24)—
2016#666 (388)#1,187 (23)——#601 (4)#938 (24)—
2015#661 (389)#927 (32)——#699 (3)#734 (34)—
2014#623 (423)#935 (31)——#609 (4)#954 (23)—
2013#594 (427)#1,116 (23)#687 (3)—#711 (3)#944 (23)—
2012#542 (482)#885 (34)#669 (3)#403 (3)#548 (5)#928 (23)—
2011#531 (478)#743 (42)#544 (4)—#623 (4)#773 (29)—

Terry as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Terry as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020US
Terry as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#9,457 (10)————
2024#9,556 (10)————
2023#10,312 (9)————
2022#12,243 (7)————
2020#11,090 (8)————
2019#7,342 (15)————
2018#9,806 (10)————
2017#10,689 (9)————
2016#9,411 (11)————
2015#11,835 (8)————
2014#10,955 (9)————
2013#7,748 (15)————
2012#7,144 (17)————
2011#6,855 (18)#5,785 (3)———
2010#6,182 (21)———#3,297 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1954 at #27.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 5% of US babies named Terry were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,900 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Terry is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,300 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Terry by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: #679MINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,299CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #415MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #937TXFlorida: #958FL
Terry (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TerryCanadaGirls—too few
TerryCanadaBoys#1,71812
TerryEngland & WalesGirls—too few
TerryEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
TerryIrelandGirls—too few
TerryIrelandBoys#5096
TerryNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
TerryNSWBoys—too few
TerryScotlandGirls—too few
TerryScotlandBoys—too few
TerryUSGirls#9,45710
TerryUSBoys#1,115192