Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Terry
Endangered
Down 98.8% from peak
Peak era
1957
Peak births
15,624
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Terry
How many people are named Terry?
An estimated 282,144 living Americans are named Terry.
How rare is Terry?
Terry is uncommon among babies today, with 192 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 98.8% from its 1957 peak.
How old is the typical Terry?
The median age of a living American named Terry is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 71 years old.
Is Terry still popular?
No. Terry is endangered as a baby name, down 98.8% from its 1957 peak with 192 births in 2025.
Where is Terry most common?
Terry has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19572025
Peak year
1957
Decline from peak
98.8%
2025
192
All-time
424,523
Where it lives now
Terry is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 4.0× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Terry is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.