Tera vs Terry

Side-by-side comparison of Tera and Terry — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tera

Girl name · Rank #11093

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1185

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Metric Tera Terry
Current Rank #11093 #1185
Total Births (all years) 9,918 424,330
Peak Year 1984 1957
Peak Year Births 416 15,618
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tera Terry
1880ss 5 98
1890ss 34 118
1900ss 54 186
1910ss 74 711
1920ss 97 1,646
1930ss 41 11,024
1940ss 91 76,966
1950ss 130 140,724
1960ss 505 101,484
1970ss 3,574 42,427
1980ss 3,279 24,157
1990ss 1,246 13,043
2000ss 550 6,638
2010ss 180 4,047
2020ss 58 1,061

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tera Terry
2014 22 423
2015 15 388
2016 13 388
2017 9 358
2018 9 314
2019 10 267
2020 10 238
2021 18 214
2022 12 231
2023 10 204
2024 8 174

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1885–2024.

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