Terrell vs Terry

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

Name A

Terrell

Boy name · Rank #1496

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1186

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Metric Terrell Terry
Current Rank #1496 #1186
Total Births (all years) 36,502 424,523
Peak Year 1989 1957
Peak Year Births 983 15,624
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Terrell Terry
1880s 5 98
1890s 5 118
1900s 49 186
1910s 244 711
1920s 403 1,646
1930s 572 11,025
1940s 1,517 76,965
1950s 2,044 140,724
1960s 2,559 101,489
1970s 4,434 42,426
1980s 7,916 24,157
1990s 7,924 13,040
2000s 5,141 6,638
2010s 2,836 4,047
2020s 853 1,253

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terrell Terry
2014 276 423
2015 248 389
2016 229 388
2017 245 358
2018 215 314
2019 190 267
2020 173 238
2021 177 214
2022 161 231
2023 109 204
2024 120 174
2025 113 192

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, 1885–2025.

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