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Terry

Origin Gender Meaning
Old French Boy Ruler of the people
Old German Boy People's ruler
Teutonic Either Ruler of the people

 

Fun Facts About the Name Terry

Backwards
Yrret
Scrabble Score
8 points
Dictionary Definition
n. defined as: "A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings."
Similar & Rhyming Names
TreaTiraLarrySherryTaria

 

Popularity of Terry

Popularity Analysis

The name Terry first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1946 when it reached rank #26. It broke into the top 100 for 48 years. As of 2022, it ranked #978.


Year Rank Gender % of Total Gender
2022 978 Male 0.0123%
2020 931 Male 0.0129%
2019 841 Male 0.0139%
2018 756 Male 0.0161%
2017 692 Male 0.0180%
2016 665 Male 0.0192%
2015 665 Male 0.0190%
2014 626 Male 0.0206%
2013 594 Male 0.0211%
2012 543 Male 0.0237%
2011 537 Male 0.0234%
2010 495 Male 0.0256%
2009 554 Male 0.0225%
2008 477 Male 0.0266%
2007 455 Male 0.0275%
2006 444 Male 0.0280%
2005 406 Male 0.0326%
2004 400 Male 0.0311%
2003 392 Male 0.0318%
2002 379 Male 0.0332%
2001 341 Male 0.0388%
2000 331 Male 0.0406%
1999 315 Male 0.0444%
1998 303 Male 0.0466%
1997 269 Male 0.0524%
1996 258 Male 0.0546%
1995 245 Male 0.0585%
1994 242 Male 0.0598%
1993 213 Male 0.0692%
1992 196 Male 0.0760%
1991 180 Male 0.0821%
1990 164 Male 0.0880%
1989 151 Male 0.0957%
1988 141 Male 0.1032%
1987 133 Male 0.1078%
1987 931 Female 0.0095%
1986 122 Male 0.1172%
1985 890 Female 0.0098%
1985 119 Male 0.1234%
1984 850 Female 0.0100%
1984 117 Male 0.1246%
1983 754 Female 0.0121%
1983 110 Male 0.1326%
1982 105 Male 0.1467%
1982 730 Female 0.0129%
1981 105 Male 0.1512%
1981 728 Female 0.0128%
1980 626 Female 0.0164%
1980 101 Male 0.1610%
1979 96 Male 0.1697%
1979 592 Female 0.0178%
1978 91 Male 0.1809%
1978 613 Female 0.0169%
1977 557 Female 0.0192%
1977 83 Male 0.2015%
1976 475 Female 0.0246%
1976 75 Male 0.2247%
1975 67 Male 0.2449%
1975 411 Female 0.0315%
1974 69 Male 0.2468%
1974 394 Female 0.0331%
1973 342 Female 0.0411%
1973 65 Male 0.2712%
1972 320 Female 0.0465%
1972 62 Male 0.2851%
1971 56 Male 0.3221%
1971 286 Female 0.0562%
1970 269 Female 0.0608%
1970 54 Male 0.3247%
1969 52 Male 0.3508%
1969 240 Female 0.0706%
1968 48 Male 0.3995%
1968 217 Female 0.0818%
1967 42 Male 0.4316%
1967 201 Female 0.0929%
1966 191 Female 0.0975%
1966 40 Male 0.4651%
1965 174 Female 0.1106%
1965 40 Male 0.4800%
1964 139 Female 0.1487%
1964 35 Male 0.5354%
1963 32 Male 0.6035%
1963 123 Female 0.1771%
1962 34 Male 0.5850%
1962 112 Female 0.1994%
1961 108 Female 0.2100%
1961 32 Male 0.6117%
1960 34 Male 0.6424%
1960 101 Female 0.2329%
1959 33 Male 0.6712%
1959 95 Female 0.2509%
1958 33 Male 0.6958%
1958 89 Female 0.2581%
1957 33 Male 0.7140%
1957 92 Female 0.2508%
1956 31 Male 0.7015%
1956 91 Female 0.2557%
1955 83 Female 0.2669%
1955 28 Male 0.7453%
1954 27 Male 0.7505%
1954 88 Female 0.2405%
1953 30 Male 0.6634%
1953 115 Female 0.1751%
1952 29 Male 0.6303%
1952 120 Female 0.1598%
1951 30 Male 0.6378%
1951 115 Female 0.1645%
1950 30 Male 0.6290%
1950 127 Female 0.1435%
1949 28 Male 0.6359%
1949 115 Female 0.1592%
1948 133 Female 0.1308%
1948 26 Male 0.6810%
1947 26 Male 0.6859%
1947 135 Female 0.1260%
1946 143 Female 0.1189%
1946 26 Male 0.6459%
1945 33 Male 0.4979%
1945 204 Female 0.0707%
1944 216 Female 0.0670%
1944 43 Male 0.4309%
1943 48 Male 0.3944%
1943 217 Female 0.0643%
1942 235 Female 0.0588%
1942 52 Male 0.3416%
1941 308 Female 0.0356%
1941 64 Male 0.2878%
1940 73 Male 0.2513%
1940 331 Female 0.0313%
1939 83 Male 0.2159%
1939 370 Female 0.0278%
1938 405 Female 0.0239%
1938 86 Male 0.2057%
1937 113 Male 0.1540%
1937 425 Female 0.0210%
1936 126 Male 0.1215%
1936 452 Female 0.0186%
1935 455 Female 0.0180%
1935 154 Male 0.0898%
1934 540 Female 0.0135%
1934 182 Male 0.0679%
1933 529 Female 0.0139%
1933 206 Male 0.0560%
1932 261 Male 0.0403%
1932 536 Female 0.0135%
1931 608 Female 0.0108%
1931 322 Male 0.0270%
1930 554 Female 0.0130%
1930 321 Male 0.0262%
1929 636 Female 0.0103%
1929 388 Male 0.0201%
1928 411 Male 0.0189%
1928 591 Female 0.0120%
1927 458 Male 0.0155%
1927 556 Female 0.0132%
1926 470 Male 0.0144%
1926 592 Female 0.0117%
1925 430 Male 0.0166%
1925 595 Female 0.0117%
1924 532 Male 0.0121%
1924 691 Female 0.0090%
1923 751 Female 0.0075%
1923 527 Male 0.0118%
1922 734 Female 0.0079%
1922 552 Male 0.0116%
1921 756 Female 0.0073%
1921 568 Male 0.0110%
1920 513 Male 0.0129%
1919 964 Female 0.0047%
1919 627 Male 0.0093%
1918 618 Male 0.0095%
1918 988 Female 0.0045%
1917 619 Male 0.0096%
1916 634 Male 0.0092%
1915 549 Male 0.0119%
1914 985 Female 0.0046%
1914 672 Male 0.0085%
1913 519 Male 0.0129%
1912 581 Male 0.0109%
1911 562 Male 0.0124%
1910 521 Male 0.0144%
1909 501 Male 0.0153%
1908 538 Male 0.0138%
1907 556 Male 0.0126%
1906 703 Male 0.0090%
1905 634 Male 0.0105%
1904 535 Male 0.0130%
1903 522 Male 0.0139%
1902 519 Male 0.0136%
1901 590 Male 0.0112%
1900 533 Male 0.0129%
1899 850 Male 0.0069%
1898 605 Male 0.0106%
1897 549 Male 0.0123%
1896 458 Male 0.0155%
1895 605 Male 0.0103%
1894 623 Male 0.0096%
1893 826 Male 0.0066%
1892 635 Male 0.0091%
1890 598 Male 0.0100%
1889 717 Male 0.0076%
1888 524 Male 0.0115%
1887 438 Male 0.0146%
1886 571 Male 0.0101%
1885 691 Male 0.0078%
1884 653 Male 0.0081%
1883 639 Male 0.0089%
1882 828 Male 0.0057%
1880 632 Male 0.0084%

 

 

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