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Baby name
Terry
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19% girls / 81% boys
Origin of the name
Terry is a pet form of Terence or Theresa. It was also a medieval surname, from the Norman form of Derek.
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Where babies named Terry are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Terry is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Terry is most common in South Dakota (1.9 times), Tennessee (1.9) and Iowa (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Terry are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Terry is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Terry is most common in Maryland (1.7 times), Maine (1.6) and District of Columbia (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 6% | 94% |
| 1900s | 22% | 78% |
| 1910s | 32% | 68% |
| 1920s | 42% | 58% |
| 1930s | 15% | 85% |
| 1940s | 15% | 85% |
| 1950s | 23% | 77% |
| 1960s | 21% | 79% |
| 1970s | 12% | 88% |
| 1980s | 7% | 93% |
| 1990s | 5% | 95% |
| 2000s | 4% | 96% |
| 2010s | 3% | 97% |
| 2020s | 3% | 97% |