Girls' name · since 1942
Terrye
Terrye has 484 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 484
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
484 girls have been named Terrye since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrye has been recorded 484 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1973.
- #12,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 484 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrye ranks #12,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 484 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 484
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Terrye's 484 recorded births place it above 83.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Terrye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terrye splits its recorded history at 1956: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terrye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1973
- Peak year (1955)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Terrye by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (278 births, 57% of the file).
1950s was Terrye's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Terrye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 84
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
278 births
- 1960s 109
1960s
109 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 278 births (57% of all-time use).
Terrye by state
Where Terrye concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 65 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 8 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
65 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Terrye's data
- Terrye's decade-level peak was the 1950s (278 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Terryes (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terrye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Terrye draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.