Terese vs Terry

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

Name A

Terese

Girl name

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1185

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Metric Terese Terry
Current Rank Unranked #1185
Total Births (all years) 6,502 424,330
Peak Year 1957 1957
Peak Year Births 268 15,618
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terese Terry
1880ss 5 98
1890ss 15 118
1900ss 39 186
1910ss 115 711
1920ss 248 1,646
1930ss 226 11,024
1940ss 364 76,966
1950ss 2,080 140,724
1960ss 1,822 101,484
1970ss 696 42,427
1980ss 496 24,157
1990ss 263 13,043
2000ss 108 6,638
2010ss 18 4,047
2020ss 7 1,061

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terese Terry
2014 — 423
2015 — 388
2016 7 388
2017 — 358
2018 5 314
2019 — 267
2020 7 238
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, 1889–2020.

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