Terrel vs Terry

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

Name A

Terrel

Boy name · Rank #9981

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1186

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Metric Terrel Terry
Current Rank #9981 #1186
Total Births (all years) 2,961 424,523
Peak Year 1989 1957
Peak Year Births 94 15,624
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terrel Terry
1880s - 98
1890s - 118
1900s - 186
1910s 22 711
1920s 74 1,646
1930s 101 11,025
1940s 224 76,965
1950s 255 140,724
1960s 255 101,489
1970s 281 42,426
1980s 579 24,157
1990s 669 13,040
2000s 335 6,638
2010s 128 4,047
2020s 38 1,253

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terrel Terry
2014 11 423
2015 15 389
2016 15 388
2017 10 358
2018 13 314
2019 6 267
2020 14 238
2021 11 214
2022 - 231
2023 6 204
2024 7 174
2025 - 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, 1915–2024.

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