Terry Name Popularity

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How popular is Terry?

The less frequently given name Terry was the 757th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #26 for the first time in 1946 and as recently as 1948.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1957 with 15,599 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Terry in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1881.

Terry, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1893-1896, 1905-1915, 1917-1920, 1922-1925, 1926-1947, and 1950-1954, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1960-1978, 1980-1983, 1988-1997, 1999-2002, 2005-2009, and 2015-2017.

Where is the name Terry popularity headed?

Terry's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Terry's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Terry has dropped.

The name Terry still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Terry is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Terry (Girl)		Terry (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		10	10,413	309	757
2017		9	11,507	356	691
2016		11	10,033	388	665
2015		8	12,890	388	664
2014		9	11,832	421	626
2013		15	8,105	428	593
2012		17	7,425	481	543
2011		18	7,074	477	534
2010		21	6,362	520	498
2009		23	6,064	480	551
2008		15	8,484	579	480
2007		26	5,504	608	455
2006		24	5,688	613	445
2005		25	5,243	693	406
2004		49	3,172	655	400
2003		22	5,566	667	392
2002		30	4,269	686	380
2001		36	3,699	803	341
2000		30	4,172	847	331
1999		44	3,042	905	315
1998		65	2,220	945	302
1997		60	2,280	1,045	269
1996		54	2,422	1,094	258
1995		55	2,390	1,175	245
1994		75	1,902	1,218	242
1993		94	1,625	1,427	213
1992		101	1,547	1,595	196
1991		90	1,668	1,740	180
1990		114	1,394	1,894	164
1989		142	1,162	2,003	151
1988		156	1,037	2,064	141
1987		177	931	2,101	133
1986		147	1,031	2,251	122
1985		180	890	2,374	119
1984		181	850	2,335	118
1983		215	755	2,470	110
1982		235	729	2,763	105
1981		227	732	2,815	105
1980		293	624	2,982	101
1979		304	593	3,038	96
1978		276	613	3,087	91
1977		315	559	3,444	84
1976		387	475	3,669	75
1975		491	411	3,970	68
1974		518	395	4,028	69
1973		638	343	4,379	65
1972		749	320	4,771	62
1971		986	286	5,862	56
1970		1,114	269	6,187	54
1969		1,244	240	6,418	52
1968		1,397	218	7,092	48
1967		1,593	201	7,685	42
1966		1,709	191	8,456	40
1965		2,020	174	9,091	40
1964		2,910	139	10,863	35
1963		3,523	123	12,462	32
1962		4,037	112	12,298	34
1961		4,361	108	13,189	32
1960		4,841	101	13,908	34
1959		5,213	95	14,545	33
1958		5,329	89	14,997	33
1957		5,262	92	15,599	33
1956		5,273	91	15,055	31
1955		5,354	83	15,580	28
1954		4,788	88	15,552	27
1953		3,374	117	13,255	30
1952		3,033	120	12,442	29
1951		3,041	115	12,220	30
1950		2,527	127	11,434	30
1949		2,790	115	11,457	28
1948		2,281	133	12,134	26
1947		2,291	135	12,752	26
1946		1,917	143	10,676	26
1945		950	204	6,833	33
1944		914	216	5,975	43
1943		923	217	5,734	49
1942		818	235	4,810	52
1941		444	308	3,606	64
1940		370	331	2,981	73
1939		315	370	2,444	83
1938		273	406	2,336	86
1937		232	425	1,684	113
1936		200	453	1,293	126
1935		195	456	961	154
1934		146	540	720	182
1933		145	529	572	206
1932		149	536	431	264
1931		119	608	290	322
1930		153	553	296	321
1929		119	635	222	392
1928		142	593	217	408
1927		162	558	180	457
1926		145	590	166	469
1925		148	597	191	433
1924		116	692	140	534
1923		94	751	134	527
1922		98	738	130	556
1921		94	756	125	567
1920		54	1,019	142	514
1919		55	965	94	627
1918		54	987	100	617
1917		46	1,052	92	619
1916		31	1,326	85	634
1915		32	1,252	105	549
1914		37	985	58	672
1913		24	1,145	69	519
1912		17	1,344	49	581
1911		16	1,163	29	574
1910		16	1,162	30	521
1909		11	1,361	27	501
1908		6	2,075	23	539
1907		11	1,277	20	556
1906		10	1,312	13	703
1905		9	1,403	15	634
1904		< 5	--	18	535
1903		6	1,769	18	522
1902		< 5	--	18	519
1901		< 5	--	13	590
1900		< 5	--	21	532
1899		< 5	--	7	923
1898		< 5	--	14	605
1897		< 5	--	15	549
1896		< 5	--	20	458
1895		< 5	--	13	605
1894		< 5	--	12	623
1893		< 5	--	8	826
1892		7	1,265	12	635
1891		< 5	--	5	1,110
1890		< 5	--	12	598
1889		< 5	--	9	717
1888		< 5	--	15	524
1887		< 5	--	16	437
1886		< 5	--	12	571
1885		< 5	--	9	691
1884		< 5	--	10	653
1883		< 5	--	10	639
1882		< 5	--	7	828
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	10	632

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.