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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 87 babies (rank #303 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

995

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	79	#311
1997	87	#303
1998	59	#385
1999	54	#417
2000	58	#391
2001	37	#531
2002	39	#545
2003	43	#544
2004	39	#636
2005	47	#573
2006	53	#558
2007	67	#491
2008	50	#633
2009	51	#640
2010	44	#704
2011	42	#755
2012	34	#899
2013	23	#1,144
2014	31	#955
2015	32	#947
2016	23	#1,228