Gender
Origin
- English
- Abbreviation of Terrance and Terrell. Terry is also an Anglicized phonetic form of the French given name Thierry from an older Germanic name meaning powerful: ruler of the people.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Terry
Pronunciation
t(er)-ry
Famous People
Author Terry McMillan, Actress Teri Garr
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #33, 15,614 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1115, 192 births)
- Girls: peak in 1955 (rank #83, 5,353 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9457, 10 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 192 | 10 |
| 2024 | 174 | 10 |
| 2023 | 204 | 9 |
| 2022 | 231 | 7 |
| 2021 | 214 | – |
| 2020 | 238 | 8 |
| 2019 | 267 | 15 |
| 2018 | 314 | 10 |
| 2017 | 358 | 9 |
| 2016 | 388 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #301, 87 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1704, 15 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #5773, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | – |
| 2024 | 10 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | – |
| 2022 | 16 | – |
| 2021 | 20 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | – |
| 2018 | 22 | – |
| 2017 | 38 | – |
| 2016 | 23 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #336, 127 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2380, 10 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #1218, 20 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 |
| 2020 | 16 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | 6 |
| 2018 | 20 | – |
| 2017 | 20 | – |
| 2016 | 22 | 3 |
| 2015 | 28 | – |
| 2014 | 24 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #177, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #312, 9 births); most recent 1988 (rank #492, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | – |
| 2024 | 6 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 5 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 7 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1986 (rank #116, 30 births); most recent 2021 (rank #605, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #448, 4 births); most recent 1991 (rank #634, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #219, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #32, 135 births); most recent 2015 (rank #421, 8 births)
- Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #79, 50 births); most recent 1978 (rank #453, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | 8 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence