Terry

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

Fun Facts about the name Terry

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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

TahirThariKarryTruTahra

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 42 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%
1986	122	Male	0.1172%
1985	119	Male	0.1234%
1984	117	Male	0.1246%
1983	110	Male	0.1326%
1982	105	Male	0.1467%
1981	105	Male	0.1512%
1980	101	Male	0.1610%
1979	96	Male	0.1697%
1978	91	Male	0.1809%
1977	83	Male	0.2015%
1976	75	Male	0.2247%
1975	67	Male	0.2449%
1974	69	Male	0.2468%
1973	65	Male	0.2712%
1972	62	Male	0.2851%
1971	56	Male	0.3221%
1970	54	Male	0.3247%
1969	52	Male	0.3508%
1968	48	Male	0.3995%
1967	42	Male	0.4316%
1966	40	Male	0.4651%
1965	40	Male	0.4800%
1964	35	Male	0.5354%
1963	32	Male	0.6035%
1962	34	Male	0.5850%
1961	32	Male	0.6117%
1960	34	Male	0.6424%
1959	33	Male	0.6712%
1958	33	Male	0.6958%
1957	33	Male	0.7140%
1956	31	Male	0.7015%
1955	28	Male	0.7453%
1954	27	Male	0.7505%
1953	30	Male	0.6634%
1952	29	Male	0.6303%
1951	30	Male	0.6378%
1950	30	Male	0.6290%
1949	28	Male	0.6359%
1948	26	Male	0.6810%
1947	26	Male	0.6859%
1946	26	Male	0.6459%
1945	33	Male	0.4979%
1944	43	Male	0.4309%
1943	48	Male	0.3944%
1942	52	Male	0.3416%
1941	64	Male	0.2878%
1940	73	Male	0.2513%
1939	83	Male	0.2159%
1938	86	Male	0.2057%
1937	113	Male	0.1540%
1936	126	Male	0.1215%
1935	154	Male	0.0898%
1934	182	Male	0.0679%
1933	206	Male	0.0560%
1932	261	Male	0.0403%
1931	322	Male	0.0270%
1930	321	Male	0.0262%
1929	388	Male	0.0201%
1928	411	Male	0.0189%
1927	458	Male	0.0155%
1926	470	Male	0.0144%
1925	430	Male	0.0166%
1924	532	Male	0.0121%
1923	527	Male	0.0118%
1922	552	Male	0.0116%
1921	568	Male	0.0110%
1920	513	Male	0.0129%
1919	627	Male	0.0093%
1918	618	Male	0.0095%
1917	619	Male	0.0096%
1916	634	Male	0.0092%
1915	549	Male	0.0119%
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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