Terry

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Terry is a unisex diminutive nickname for the given names Teresa or Theresa or Terence, Terrance.

From Wikipedia

Terry first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1959 with 187 babies (rank #49 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Terry

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Terry yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,129

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

187

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Terry Jeffords — sergeant, family man

Famous people named Terry

Terry Pratchettscience fiction writer · b. 1948
Terry Gilliammanufacturer · b. 1940
Terry CrewsAmerican football player · b. 1968
Terry Jonesactor · b. 1942
Terry Foxactivist · b. 1958

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	129	#60
1953	126	#59
1954	135	#57
1955	148	#55
1956	141	#54
1957	153	#57
1958	154	#56
1959	187	#49
1960	183	#68
1961	186	#68
1962	174	#70
1963	155	#75
1964	137	#77
1965	134	#76
1966	121	#81
1967	110	#86
1968	115	#85
1969	41	#102
1970	128	#87
1971	125	#92
1972	135	#87
1973	57	#104
1975	55	#104
1976	50	#103
1977	44	#104
2014	2	#745
2015	2	#738
2016	1	#2,256
2017	1	#2,252