Terralyn vs Terry

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

Name A

Terralyn

Girl name

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1185

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Metric Terralyn Terry
Current Rank Unranked #1185
Total Births (all years) 117 424,330
Peak Year 2014 1957
Peak Year Births 11 15,618
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1956 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terralyn Terry
1880ss — 98
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 186
1910ss — 711
1920ss — 1,646
1930ss — 11,024
1940ss — 76,966
1950ss 6 140,724
1960ss 15 101,484
1970ss 10 42,427
1980ss 5 24,157
1990ss 28 13,043
2000ss 32 6,638
2010ss 21 4,047
2020ss — 1,061

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terralyn Terry
2014 11 423
2015 5 388
2016 — 388
2017 — 358
2018 — 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, 1956–2015.

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