Terry
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Terry
One of the first breakaway unisex baby names, Terry, used independently since the days of Terry and the Pirates. Popular in the mid-20th-century, it has fallen out of favor in recent years, replaced by Tommy, Sonny, and Ozzy.
Terry for boys#1116 US
Terry emerged as a diminutive of Terence which derived from a Roman family name of uncertain meaning. Possibilities however include "soft" or "one who threshes". Alternatively, it could be an English contraction of the French Thierry, a variation on Theodoric, meaning "ruler of the people".
Terry for girls#10047 US
Terry hit the Top 30 in the fifties when it was seeen as a cool, sleek gender neutral name, but it's long since lost that edge. Today's Terry would probably be Tess or Tessa.
Pronounced TER-ee.
As of October 2026, Terry ranked #1116 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #26 in 1947, Nameberry popularity #520.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #625 | 423 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #664 | 388 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #666 | 388 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #691 | 358 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #755 | 314 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #843 | 267 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #933 | 238 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,028 | 214 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #978 | 231 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,065 | 204 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,186 | 174 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,116 | 192 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Terry for boys
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Famous Terrys
- Terry Paxton BradshawBoy
American NFL player and actor
- Terence "Terry" PratchettBoy
English novelist
- Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffeBoy
American politician; 72nd Governor of Virginia
- Terry KiserBoy
American actor
- Terry Gene Bollea aka Hulk HoganBoy
American pro wrestler
- Terrence "Terry" FunkBoy
American pro wrestler
- Terence Graham Parry "Terry" JonesBoy
Welsh actor and comedian
- Michael Terence "Terry" WoganBoy
English radio presenter
- Terence Frederick "Terry" VenablesBoy
English footballer
- Terence Dean "Terry" BrooksBoy
American novelist
- Terrence Jon "Terry" FranconaBoy
American baseball manager
- Terry GoodkindBoy
American novelist
- Terry ZwigoffBoy
American filmmaker
- Terence Charles "Terry" YorathBoy
Welsh footballer
- TerryBoy
Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens), English actor
- Terry ChenBoy
Canadian actor
- Terry Wayne FatorBoy
American ventriloquist of"America's Got Talent"
- Terence "Terry" ChristianBoy
TV and radio presenter
- Terrence "Terry" SweeneyBoy
American actor and comedian
- Terrence "Terry" RichardsonBoy
American photographer
- Terrence Vance "Terry" GilliamBoy
American,born British actor and comedian
- Terrance Stanley "Terry" FoxBoy
Canadian athlete, humanitarian, activist
- Terry Alan CrewsBoy
American actor and football player
- Terry O'Quinn (born Terrance Quinn)Boy
American actor
- Theresa Lee "Terry" FarrellGirl
American actress
- Terry Ann "Teri" GarrGirl
American actress
- Terry Tempest WilliamsGirl
American author and memoirist
- Terry MandelGirl
American talent agent and wife of Howie Mandel
Terry in pop culture
- Terry MalloyBoy
main character in film "On the Waterfront"
- Terrence "Terry" McGinnis aka BatmanBoy
main character in animated series "Batman Beyond"
- TerryBoy
character in animated series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force"
- Terry BernadinoBoy
character on TV's "Reno 911!"
- Terry BogardBoy
character in video games Fatal Fury and King of Fighters
- Terry BootBoy
minor character in the "Harry Potter" series
- Terence Daniel "Terry" CollierBoy
character in "The Likely Lads" series
- Terry KimpleBoy
a character on TV's "The Cleveland Show"
- Terry LeeBoy
main character in comic strip Terry and the Pirates
- Terry McCannBoy
character on TV series "Minder"
- Terry McScottyBoy
a main character in anime "Battle B,Daman"
- Terry BellefleurBoy
character on TV's "True Blood"
- Terry FawlesBoy
character in video game "Ace Attorney"
- Terry JeffordsBoy
Terry Crews' loveable character in TV series Brooklyn Nine Nine
- Theresa "Terry" ChaneyGirl
a main character in the Final Destination films
- Terry Gannon Jr.Girl
character on TV series "Back in the Game"
- Terry BeaumontGirl
character on TV's "Ravenswood"
- Terry MearsGirl
character on TV's "Winnetka Road"
- Theresa Cherry "Terry" PerryGirl
character on TV's "Lab Rats"
- TerryGirl
character from "On the Road"
- Terry IvesGirl
character on Netflix series "Stranger Things"
- Terry clothGirl
absorbent fabric used for towels