Terry

Terry

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 26% girls / 74% boys

Origin: English

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 1956 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1988 with 27 babies (rank #451 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

701

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1956	1	#882
1957	1	#925
1958	1	#979
1960	2	#887
1962	6	#654
1963	6	#655
1964	3	#836
1965	3	#851
1966	6	#703
1967	4	#846
1968	4	#856
1969	6	#756
1970	12	#589
1971	7	#735
1972	9	#660
1973	8	#678
1974	9	#660
1975	6	#758
1976	8	#674
1977	7	#717
1978	7	#723
1979	12	#585
1980	9	#688
1981	18	#492
1982	20	#475
1983	10	#652
1984	21	#464
1985	16	#548
1986	17	#540
1987	22	#491
1988	27	#451
1989	15	#600
1990	21	#537
1991	18	#581
1992	27	#483
1993	22	#525
1994	22	#527
1995	8	#809
1996	15	#636
1997	7	#883
1998	13	#684
1999	10	#779
2000	4	#1,142
2001	8	#873
2002	6	#974
2003	6	#960
2004	4	#1,145
2005	4	#1,137
2006	4	#1,117
2007	4	#1,113
2008	2	#1,356
2009	2	#1,349
2011	1	#1,289
2012	1	#1,283
2013	2	#1,234
2014	2	#1,037

Year

Babies

Rank

1956

#882

1957

#925

1958

#979

1960

#887

1962

#654

1963

#655

1964

#836

1965

#851

1966

#703

1967

#846

1968

#856

1969

#756

1970

#589

1971

#735

1972

#660

1973

#678

1974

#660

1975

#758

1976

#674

1977

#717

1978

#723

1979

#585

1980

#688

1981

#492

1982

#475

1983

#652

1984

#464

1985

#548

1986

#540

1987

#491

1988

#451

1989

#600

1990

#537

1991

#581

1992

#483

1993

#525

1994

#527

1995

#809

1996

#636

1997

#883

1998

#684

1999

#779

2000

#1,142

2001

#873

2002

#974

2003

#960

2004

#1,145

2005

#1,137

2006

#1,117

2007

#1,113

2008

#1,356

2009

#1,349

2011

#1,289

2012

#1,283

2013

#1,234

2014

#1,037

Meaning

Numerology of Terry

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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