Teruo vs Terry

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

Name A

Teruo

Boy name

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Name B

Terry

Boy name · Rank #1185

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Metric Teruo Terry
Current Rank Unranked #1185
Total Births (all years) 274 424,330
Peak Year 1927 1957
Peak Year Births 37 15,618
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Teruo Terry
1880ss — 98
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 186
1910ss 60 711
1920ss 183 1,646
1930ss 31 11,024
1940ss — 76,966
1950ss — 140,724
1960ss — 101,484
1970ss — 42,427
1980ss — 24,157
1990ss — 13,043
2000ss — 6,638
2010ss — 4,047
2020ss — 1,061

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Teruo 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, 1913–1935.

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