Terry was a very popular baby name that peaked at #39 in 1954 but is far less common today.
Terry is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,116 among boys (192) and #10,047 among girls (10) — overall #2,197 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 202 | 202 | #10,047 | #1,116 |
| 2024 | 184 | 184 | #10,198 | #1,187 |
| 2023 | 213 | 213 | #11,091 | #1,065 |
| 2022 | 238 | 238 | #13,455 | #978 |
| 2021 | 214 | 214 | — | #1,029 |
| 2020 | 246 | 246 | #12,047 | #933 |
| 2019 | 282 | 282 | #7,685 | #844 |
| 2018 | 324 | 324 | #10,491 | #757 |
| 2017 | 367 | 367 | #11,545 | #691 |
| 2016 | 399 | 399 | #10,056 | #666 |
| 2015 | 397 | 397 | #12,910 | #663 |
| 2014 | 432 | 432 | #11,859 | #625 |
| 2013 | 442 | 442 | #8,113 | #594 |
| 2012 | 499 | 499 | #7,433 | #542 |
| 2011 | 496 | 496 | #7,090 | #533 |
| 2010 | 542 | 542 | #6,366 | #498 |
| 2009 | 505 | 505 | #6,075 | #549 |
| 2008 | 595 | 595 | #8,490 | #480 |
| 2007 | 634 | 634 | #5,513 | #455 |
| 2006 | 638 | 638 | #5,692 | #445 |
| 2005 | 718 | 718 | #5,247 | #406 |
| 2004 | 706 | 706 | #3,174 | #400 |
| 2003 | 689 | 689 | #5,572 | #392 |
| 2002 | 717 | 717 | #4,271 | #380 |
| 2001 | 839 | 839 | #3,700 | #343 |
| 2000 | 877 | 877 | #4,176 | #331 |
| 1999 | 949 | 949 | #3,042 | #315 |
| 1998 | 1,012 | 1,012 | #2,220 | #302 |
| 1997 | 1,106 | — | #2,281 | #269 |
| 1996 | 1,147 | — | #2,449 | #258 |
| 1995 | 1,231 | — | #2,391 | #245 |
| 1994 | 1,294 | — | #1,889 | #242 |
| 1993 | 1,520 | — | #1,626 | #213 |
| 1992 | 1,696 | — | #1,547 | #196 |
| 1991 | 1,830 | — | #1,668 | #180 |
| 1990 | 2,007 | — | #1,395 | #164 |
| 1989 | 2,145 | — | #1,162 | #151 |
| 1988 | 2,220 | — | #1,042 | #141 |
| 1987 | 2,279 | — | #930 | #133 |
| 1986 | 2,398 | — | #1,031 | #122 |
| 1985 | 2,554 | — | #892 | #119 |
| 1984 | 2,516 | — | #850 | #118 |
| 1983 | 2,685 | — | #755 | #110 |
| 1982 | 2,996 | — | #729 | #105 |
| 1981 | 3,042 | — | #732 | #105 |
| 1980 | 3,273 | — | #625 | #101 |
| 1979 | 3,344 | — | #593 | #96 |
| 1978 | 3,364 | — | #615 | #91 |
| 1977 | 3,758 | — | #559 | #83 |
| 1976 | 4,055 | — | #475 | #75 |
| 1975 | 4,462 | — | #412 | #67 |
| 1974 | 4,546 | — | #394 | #69 |
| 1973 | 5,012 | — | #343 | #65 |
| 1972 | 5,518 | — | #320 | #62 |
| 1971 | 6,845 | — | #286 | #56 |
| 1970 | 7,300 | — | #269 | #54 |
| 1969 | 7,658 | — | #240 | #52 |
| 1968 | 8,488 | — | #217 | #48 |
| 1967 | 9,279 | — | #201 | #42 |
| 1966 | 10,165 | — | #191 | #40 |
| 1965 | 11,109 | — | #174 | #40 |
| 1964 | 13,776 | — | #139 | #35 |
| 1963 | 15,984 | — | #123 | #32 |
| 1962 | 16,340 | — | #112 | #34 |
| 1961 | 17,556 | — | #108 | #32 |
| 1960 | 18,772 | — | #101 | #34 |
| 1959 | 19,760 | — | #95 | #33 |
| 1958 | 20,333 | — | #89 | #33 |
| 1957 | 20,890 | — | #92 | #33 |
| 1956 | 20,336 | — | #91 | #31 |
| 1955 | 20,939 | — | #83 | #28 |
| 1954 | 20,340 | — | #88 | #27 |
| 1953 | 16,633 | — | #117 | #30 |
| 1952 | 15,470 | — | #120 | #29 |
| 1951 | 15,258 | — | #115 | #30 |
| 1950 | 13,959 | — | #127 | #30 |
| 1949 | 14,248 | — | #115 | #28 |
| 1948 | 14,416 | — | #133 | #26 |
| 1947 | 15,042 | — | #135 | #26 |
| 1946 | 12,595 | — | #143 | #26 |
| 1945 | 7,784 | — | #204 | #33 |
| 1944 | 6,888 | — | #217 | #43 |
| 1943 | 6,660 | — | #217 | #49 |
| 1942 | 5,628 | — | #235 | #52 |
| 1941 | 4,050 | — | #308 | #64 |
| 1940 | 3,352 | — | #331 | #73 |
| 1939 | 2,759 | — | #370 | #83 |
| 1938 | 2,609 | — | #406 | #86 |
| 1937 | 1,916 | — | #425 | #113 |
| 1936 | 1,491 | — | #453 | #126 |
| 1935 | 1,157 | — | #457 | #154 |
| 1934 | 866 | — | #540 | #182 |
| 1933 | 717 | — | #529 | #206 |
| 1932 | 579 | — | #536 | #264 |
| 1931 | 409 | — | #608 | #322 |
| 1930 | 448 | — | #555 | #321 |
| 1929 | 342 | — | #633 | #392 |
| 1928 | 360 | — | #593 | #408 |
| 1927 | 342 | — | #558 | #458 |
| 1926 | 310 | — | #590 | #470 |
| 1925 | 338 | — | #597 | #436 |
| 1924 | 256 | — | #692 | #534 |
| 1923 | 228 | — | #751 | #527 |
| 1922 | 228 | — | #738 | #556 |
| 1921 | 219 | — | #756 | #567 |
| 1920 | 196 | — | #1,019 | #514 |
| 1919 | 149 | — | #965 | #627 |
| 1918 | 154 | — | #987 | #617 |
| 1917 | 138 | — | #1,052 | #619 |
| 1916 | 116 | — | #1,326 | #634 |
| 1915 | 137 | — | #1,252 | #549 |
| 1914 | 95 | — | #985 | #672 |
| 1913 | 93 | — | #1,145 | #519 |
| 1912 | 66 | — | #1,344 | #581 |
| 1911 | 45 | — | #1,163 | #574 |
| 1910 | 46 | — | #1,162 | #521 |
| 1909 | 38 | — | #1,361 | #501 |
| 1908 | 29 | — | #2,075 | #539 |
| 1907 | 31 | — | #1,277 | #556 |
| 1906 | 23 | — | #1,312 | #703 |
| 1905 | 24 | — | #1,403 | #634 |
| 1904 | 18 | — | — | #535 |
| 1903 | 24 | — | #1,769 | #522 |
| 1902 | 18 | — | — | #519 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | — | #590 |
| 1900 | 21 | — | — | #532 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #923 |
| 1898 | 14 | — | — | #605 |
| 1897 | 15 | — | — | #549 |
| 1896 | 20 | — | — | #458 |
| 1895 | 13 | — | — | #605 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #623 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #826 |
| 1892 | 19 | — | #1,265 | #635 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1890 | 12 | — | — | #598 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #717 |
| 1888 | 15 | — | — | #524 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | — | #437 |
| 1886 | 12 | — | — | #571 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | — | #691 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #653 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | — | #639 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #828 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | — | #632 |