Terry

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Terry: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Terry: Recorded since 1952, it reached #49 in 1959, and it stood at #509 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
125times a registrar ranked it
74years from first to last
#49highest recorded position
24groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2011

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2011	#5785

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 47 of the 54 years from 1972 to 2025.

In 2024: #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2263 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #60 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1972
Highest recorded position: #49 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1959 (recorded 1952–1972).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Terry appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 47 ranked years and 265 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, from 1952.

Terry across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Terry's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#307 (1972)	#177 (1975)	#509 (2025)	47 of 54	265 (1972–2025)	15 (1975)
England and Wales · Boys	#310 (1996)	#301 (1997)	#2263 (2024)	29 of 29	1,155 (1996–2024)	87 (1997)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#277 (2000)	#219 (2004)	#414 (2022)	6 of 23	22 (2000–2022)	6 (2004)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#60 (1952)	#49 (1959)	#90 (1972)	20 of 21	2,372 (1952–1972)	187 (1959)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#428 (1972)	#312 (1976)	#492 (1988)	10 of 17	48 (1972–1988)	9 (1976)
New Zealand · Boys	#90 (1956)	#76 (1962)	#92 (1968)	12 of 13	860 (1956–1968)	97 (1962)

Terry by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Terry in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970sbusiest	50	7 of 10	7
1980s	67	9 of 10	7
1990s	46	8 of 10	6
2000s	35	9 of 10	4
2010s	43	10 of 10	4
2020s	24	4 of 10	6

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Terry appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #49 in New South Wales, Australia in 1959.

Terry's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2263	10	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1610	15	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1534	16	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1290	20	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1150	23	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1316	19	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1194	22	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#833	38	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1187	23	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#927	32	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#935	31	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1116	23	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#885	34	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#5785	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#743	42	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#699	44	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#627	51	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#626	50	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#487	67	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#554	53	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#565	47	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#625	39	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#537	43	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#534	39	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#524	37	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#388	58	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#411	54	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#382	59	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#301	87	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#310	79	High	Verified
1972	New South Wales, Australia	male	#90	90	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	male	#99	78	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	male	#93	75	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	male	#91	74	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	male	#89	72	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	male	#77	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	male	#72	99	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	male	#72	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#72	111	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#63	137	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	137	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	male	#63	136	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	male	#49	187	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	male	#56	154	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	male	#57	153	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	male	#54	141	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	male	#55	148	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	male	#57	135	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	male	#59	126	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	male	#60	129	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New Zealand	male	#92	67	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	male	#89	73	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	male	#98	67	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#91	69	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#86	71	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#76	97	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#91	70	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#78	85	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#79	81	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#88	63	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#89	63	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#90	54	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#403	3	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#315	4	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#341	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#219	6	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#277	3	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#509	6	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#520	6	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#572	5	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#459	7	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#749	3	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#710	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#699	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#609	4	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#548	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#623	4	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#354	11	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#701	3	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#529	5	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#435	6	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#506	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#451	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#266	6	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#233	10	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#336	4	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	7	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#247	6	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	5	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	5	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#278	4	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#492	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#186	11	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	3	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#230	7	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#207	8	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#516	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#192	12	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#467	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#248	6	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#423	5	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#228	8	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	8	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#218	9	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	4	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#391	6	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#220	9	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#312	9	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	15	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#428	4	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#349	7	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#238	7	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#428	4	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1952 and 2025, ranked in 72 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #49, first reached in 1959.

It held a top-100 place in 20 years, 17 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 187 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1959.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1956, and 48 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Terri · #204, 45y
Tesni · #1165, 27y
Tess · #133, 32y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Terence · #48, 74y
Maurice · #46, 69y
Ruben · #52, 67y
Krzysztof · #53, 70y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Bronwyn · #49, 70y
Jannicke · #49, 56y
Leonie · #49, 73y
Lynne · #49, 51y

Terry was ranked #49 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys in 1959. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Terry and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Terry without appearing here.

Terry moved ahead of

Gary Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1316 and #1253 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1150 and #2076.
Ross Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #1366 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1610 and #2160.
Connor Compare
In 2024 they stood at #520 and #302 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #509 and #829.
Steven Compare
In 2024 they stood at #520 and #302 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #509 and #829.

Moved ahead of Terry

Murray Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1610 and #2007 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2263 and #1282.
Rune Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1610 and #1799 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2263 and #1460.
Leif Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1290 and #1782 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1534 and #967.
Tadhg Compare
In 2017 they stood at #833 and #943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #1194 and #786.

Moved the opposite way to Terry

Aaron Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Terry went from #307 to #509 while Aaron went from #194 to #71.
Adam Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Terry went from #307 to #509 while Adam went from #158 to #20.
Alex Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Terry went from #307 to #509 while Alex went from #279 to #37.
Alexander Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Terry went from #307 to #509 while Alexander went from #143 to #55.

Moved the same way as Terry

Adrian Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Terry went from #307 to #509 and Adrian from #50 to #348.
Denis Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Terry went from #307 to #509 and Denis from #35 to #232.
Erik Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Terry went from #307 to #509 and Erik from #307 to #468.
Francis Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Terry went from #307 to #509 and Francis from #29 to #309.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #49 in New South Wales, Australia in 1959. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Terry

Terry at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Terry across 6 official records

Terry by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Terry appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Terry

Terry and the names beside it

Terry moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Terry

Moved the opposite way to Terry

Moved the same way as Terry

Terry at a glance

Terry across 6 official records

Terry by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Terry appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Terry

Terry and the names beside it

Terry moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Terry

Moved the opposite way to Terry

Moved the same way as Terry