Terra vs Terry

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

Name A

Terra

Girl name · Rank #2516

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1186

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Metric Terra Terry
Current Rank #2516 #1186
Total Births (all years) 15,429 424,523
Peak Year 1980 1957
Peak Year Births 604 15,624
Peak Decade 1970s 1950s
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1940 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terra Terry
1880s - 98
1890s - 118
1900s - 186
1910s - 711
1920s - 1,646
1930s - 11,025
1940s 81 76,965
1950s 365 140,724
1960s 613 101,489
1970s 4,766 42,426
1980s 4,636 24,157
1990s 2,437 13,040
2000s 1,163 6,638
2010s 886 4,047
2020s 482 1,253

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terra Terry
2014 85 423
2015 94 389
2016 97 388
2017 88 358
2018 81 314
2019 87 267
2020 81 238
2021 79 214
2022 87 231
2023 90 204
2024 71 174
2025 74 192

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, 1940–2025.

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