Tertius vs Terry

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

Name A

Tertius

Boy name

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1185

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Metric Tertius Terry
Current Rank Unranked #1185
Total Births (all years) 6 424,330
Peak Year 1987 1957
Peak Year Births 6 15,618
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tertius Terry
2014 — 423
2015 — 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, 1987–1987.

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