Terance vs Terry

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

Name A

Terance

Boy name · Rank #7816

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1185

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Metric Terance Terry
Current Rank #7816 #1185
Total Births (all years) 2,840 424,330
Peak Year 1991 1957
Peak Year Births 76 15,618
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1938 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terance Terry
1880ss — 98
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 186
1910ss — 711
1920ss — 1,646
1930ss 5 11,024
1940ss 99 76,966
1950ss 353 140,724
1960ss 493 101,484
1970ss 508 42,427
1980ss 600 24,157
1990ss 440 13,043
2000ss 195 6,638
2010ss 118 4,047
2020ss 29 1,061

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terance Terry
2014 10 423
2015 10 388
2016 7 388
2017 9 358
2018 10 314
2019 5 267
2020 6 238
2021 8 214
2022 5 231
2023 — 204
2024 10 174

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, 1938–2024.

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