Terah vs Terry

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

Name A

Terah

Girl name

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1185

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Metric Terah Terry
Current Rank Unranked #1185
Total Births (all years) 1,373 424,330
Peak Year 1985 1957
Peak Year Births 65 15,618
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1955 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terah Terry
1880ss — 98
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 186
1910ss — 711
1920ss — 1,646
1930ss — 11,024
1940ss — 76,966
1950ss 13 140,724
1960ss 41 101,484
1970ss 311 42,427
1980ss 486 24,157
1990ss 277 13,043
2000ss 167 6,638
2010ss 78 4,047
2020ss — 1,061

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terah Terry
2014 14 423
2015 11 388
2016 6 388
2017 5 358
2018 5 314
2019 — 267
2020 — 238
2021 — 214
2022 — 231
2023 — 204
2024 — 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, 1955–2018.

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