Terry

Primarily a boy's name · 97% 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 102 babies (rank #280 that year). In 2024 it was given to 14 boys (rank #1,603). 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.

1,295

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

102

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

Names ranked near Terry in 2024

Other boys' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	96	#286
1992	102	#280
1993	80	#325
1994	58	#372
1995	68	#375
1996	58	#396
1997	54	#415
1998	53	#416
1999	46	#436
2000	42	#476
2001	32	#613
2002	46	#466
2003	26	#719
2004	32	#653
2005	39	#584
2006	26	#790
2007	35	#677
2008	27	#831
2009	26	#872
2010	31	#785
2011	31	#765
2012	24	#944
2013	24	#950
2014	24	#955
2015	30	#812
2016	25	#942
2017	27	#906
2018	19	#1,149
2019	14	#1,480
2020	11	#1,752
2021	5	#3,558
2022	19	#1,198
2023	12	#1,715
2024	14	#1,603