Terry Unisex

Popularity: #750 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Terry

Terry Crews is an American actor and former professional football player known for his roles in television and film.

Terry Pratchett was a British author famous for his Discworld series of fantasy novels.

Terry Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback and current sports analyst.

Terry Gilliam is an American-born British film director known for his work with Monty Python and films like Brazil.

Fictional characters named Terry

Terry McGinnis is the main character in the animated series Batman Beyond, serving as the futuristic Batman.

Terry Silver is a character in the Karate Kid franchise, known for being a rival to Daniel LaRusso.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Terry was first seen in the United States in 1880. Terry has ranked as high as #57 nationally, which occurred in 1957, and has been most popular in Ohio, Illinois, California, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. In the past 5 years the name Terry has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Terry (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912

State	Births	Share
TX	19	16%
FL	14	11%
OH	12	10%
GA	12	10%
CA	10	8%
IN	9	7%
AL	9	7%
AR	7	6%
TN	7	6%
MI	6	5%
NC	6	5%
SC	6	5%
VA	5	4%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	10
1882	7
1883	10
1884	10
1885	9
1886	12
1887	16
1888	15
1889	9
1890	12
1891	5
1892	12
1893	8
1894	12
1895	13
1896	20
1897	15
1898	14
1899	7
1900	21
1901	13
1902	18
1903	18
1904	18
1905	15
1906	13
1907	20
1908	23
1909	27
1910	30
1911	29
1912	49
1913	69
1914	58
1915	105
1916	85
1917	92
1918	100
1919	94
1920	142
1921	125
1922	130
1923	134
1924	140
1925	190
1926	165
1927	180
1928	218
1929	222
1930	296
1931	290
1932	430
1933	572
1934	720
1935	962
1936	1,291
1937	1,684
1938	2,336
1939	2,443
1940	2,982
1941	3,606
1942	4,810
1943	5,737
1944	5,976
1945	6,833
1946	10,678
1947	12,751
1948	12,136
1949	11,457
1950	11,433
1951	12,216
1952	12,438
1953	13,259
1954	15,554
1955	15,586
1956	15,066
1957	15,618
1958	15,008
1959	14,546
1960	13,930
1961	13,190
1962	12,304
1963	12,459
1964	10,868
1965	9,090
1966	8,454
1967	7,684
1968	7,090
1969	6,415
1970	6,187
1971	5,858
1972	4,770
1973	4,375
1974	4,026
1975	3,971
1976	3,668
1977	3,443
1978	3,089
1979	3,040
1980	2,981
1981	2,814
1982	2,761
1983	2,471
1984	2,335
1985	2,374
1986	2,251
1987	2,102
1988	2,065
1989	2,003
1990	1,895
1991	1,741
1992	1,595
1993	1,426
1994	1,218
1995	1,176
1996	1,094
1997	1,046
1998	947
1999	905
2000	847
2001	803
2002	687
2003	667
2004	657
2005	693
2006	614
2007	608
2008	580
2009	482
2010	521
2011	478
2012	482
2013	428
2014	423
2015	388
2016	388
2017	358
2018	314
2019	267
2020	238
2021	214
2022	231
2023	204
2024	174