Terry vs Terrance

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

Name A

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1186

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Name B

Terrance

Boy name · Rank #1292

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1880–2025.

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