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How popular is the name Terry?
Births per year, rank history and how many Terries are alive today.
Terry (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 15 in 2025, ranked 1705th. The name peaked in 1964, when around 830 babies were given the name, the 86th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 1984, with around 750 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak. At least 30,000 babies have been named Terry in England and Wales since 1944. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Terry is also a common short form of Terence, so many people called Terry are registered under the longer name.
The Terry you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Terries born in England and Wales are between 44 and 66, and there are at least 29,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 9.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Terry.
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Terry most popular?
Terry peaked in 1964, when around 830 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Terry?
At least 29,000 people named Terry born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Terry?
Most living Terries are between 44 and 66; the most common age is about 61.
Is Terry becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.