Terrance vs Terry

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

Name A

Terrance

Boy name · Rank #1292

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1186

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Metric Terrance Terry
Current Rank #1292 #1186
Total Births (all years) 70,170 424,523
Peak Year 1988 1957
Peak Year Births 1,424 15,624
Peak Decade 1980s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1895 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terrance Terry
1880s - 98
1890s 5 118
1900s - 186
1910s 127 711
1920s 289 1,646
1930s 1,120 11,025
1940s 5,457 76,965
1950s 9,834 140,724
1960s 9,059 101,489
1970s 11,884 42,426
1980s 12,570 24,157
1990s 9,547 13,040
2000s 5,646 6,638
2010s 3,607 4,047
2020s 1,025 1,253

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terrance Terry
2014 365 423
2015 377 389
2016 332 388
2017 307 358
2018 277 314
2019 230 267
2020 226 238
2021 203 214
2022 180 231
2023 155 204
2024 152 174
2025 109 192

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, 1895–2025.

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