Terry as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Terry

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The baby name Terry is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEH-ree.

Terry is English, French, Germanic, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Boy

Syllables: 2

Origin: English, French, Germanic, Latin

Pronunciation: TEH-ree

What is the meaning of the name Terry ?

The baby name Terry is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEH-ree.

Terry is English, French, Germanic, Latin in Origin.

Terry is an English short form with two main sources: Terence and Thierry. Terence reflects Latin Terentius, a Roman gens name of uncertain etymology, first attested in republican Rome. Thierry is Old French, from Latinized Theodoricus and Germanic *Þeudō-rīks: *þeudō, people, plus *rīks, ruler or powerful. On that line, Terry carries the literal sense people-ruler; the Terence line has no secure ancient meaning.

As an independent given name, Terry became conspicuous in English-speaking countries in the twentieth century, helped by nickname-style naming and by Terence bearers using it publicly. In the United States it peaked for boys in the 1950s and also ranked for girls, though less often; later use declined sharply. Spellings such as Terri, Teri, and Terrie are mainly feminine, while Terry remains common as a familiar form of Terence, Terrence, and Terrance.

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Terry Bozzio

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Terry Zwigoff

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Terry Melcher

Musician · Born 1942 · United States

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Terry – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Ireland	Girls	1988	#1	—	526
FJ	Girls	0	#9	1	583
FJ	Boys	0	#17	1	603
KR	Boys	0	#22	6	897
MO		0	#31	22	2,706
NA		0	#31	3	2,537
BN		0	#32	1	2,297
MV	Girls	0	#35	1	2,021
ID		0	#37	3	2,238
MT		0	#42	2	1,767
MO	Boys	0	#51	261	5,842
CM		0	#52	5	2,592
PR		0	#55	1	1,497
CY		0	#59	2	1,632
CN		0	#66	20	3,857
TW		0	#69	32	4,523
HK	Boys	0	#71	2,272	12,905
IN		0	#71	1	2,963
JM		0	#72	16	3,714
JP		0	#76	2	4,057
CN	Boys	0	#77	407	9,639
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
TW	Boys	0	#84	242	7,111
HK		0	#91	383	8,483
ID	Girls	0	#97	6	3,319
QA		0	#99	8	7,011
PH		0	#103	8	5,607
CY	Boys	0	#107	23	3,473
BN	Girls	0	#114	1	5,459
KW		0	#118	4	5,216
OM		0	#119	3	6,215
BN	Boys	0	#121	13	6,332
EC		0	#121	1	2,502
CY	Girls	0	#123	3	3,755
BW	Boys	0	#127	23	4,685
AZ	Boys	0	#131	1	1,400
BW	Girls	0	#131	18	4,216
GR		0	#132	4	3,911
ID	Boys	0	#132	4	4,130
MU		0	#133	5	3,613
MT	Girls	0	#138	14	3,773
CR		0	#140	19	5,526
MT	Boys	0	#164	13	4,064
PR	Girls	0	#165	3	3,171
JM	Girls	0	#166	97	7,507
HU	Boys	0	#171	4	3,954
AE		0	#182	6	10,220
CZ		0	#182	5	3,154
SG		0	#184	86	11,010
Sweden	Boys	2014	#185	2	1,448
LU	Girls	0	#189	2	4,850
DK		0	#204	3	5,198
NA	Boys	0	#206	30	6,830
NA	Girls	0	#208	17	7,146
SI	Boys	0	#211	1	3,402
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
MY		0	#214	123	12,352
BG	Boys	0	#216	5	3,850
LU	Boys	0	#216	5	4,970
PS		0	#218	9	5,692
JM	Boys	0	#219	54	6,876
IR		0	#225	7	4,221
AL	Girls	0	#226	2	4,141
BG	Girls	0	#226	6	3,559
NG		0	#226	39	5,926
EC	Boys	0	#227	13	3,322
GH		0	#227	17	5,396
MO	Girls	0	#229	23	7,056
GR	Girls	0	#231	12	6,293
SG	Boys	0	#238	685	17,960
IT	Girls	0	#239	7,075	9,415
GR	Boys	0	#245	23	6,912
PT		0	#247	4	4,161
AO	Boys	0	#249	1	5,568
TW	Girls	0	#249	28	8,139
JP	Girls	0	#250	2	6,592
HR	Boys	0	#257	3	3,997
EC	Girls	0	#258	1	3,650
IL		0	#263	12	6,291
GH	Boys	0	#264	83	8,138
CZ	Girls	0	#268	75	5,378
JP	Boys	0	#270	28	7,909
AF	Boys	0	#274	1	3,535
SA		0	#281	15	10,560
QA	Girls	0	#283	34	15,378
MY	Boys	0	#286	1,556	25,439
Canada	Boys	2024	#293	14	2,588
KZ	Boys	0	#296	1	6,578
Canada	Girls	1999	#297	5	2,358
CZ	Boys	0	#298	8	6,530
PE		0	#299	12	6,350
AL	Boys	0	#303	1	5,122
MU	Boys	0	#303	55	8,477
PH	Girls	0	#307	85	13,098
CN	Girls	0	#317	33	8,829
CR	Boys	0	#322	181	10,188
DK	Boys	0	#327	6	7,401
DK	Girls	0	#329	1	7,429
GH	Girls	0	#329	9	6,973
ZA		0	#331	117	14,421
JO	Girls	0	#333	7	7,570
PL	Boys	0	#335	6	6,459
GT		0	#336	3	5,948
PH	Boys	0	#341	43	11,440
PT	Boys	0	#352	16	7,951
SD	Girls	0	#356	3	7,678
NL		0	#357	35	2,481
OM	Girls	0	#358	39	15,987
MU	Girls	0	#359	4	8,539
PL	Girls	0	#360	5	5,096
France	Boys	2021	#376	12	2,865
JO	Boys	0	#386	4	7,057
UY	Boys	0	#388	12	5,922
YE		0	#393	6	8,639
HK	Girls	0	#395	232	16,104
France	Girls	2021	#401	5	3,185
BO		0	#402	7	6,868
ZA	Boys	0	#402	1,378	25,619
BD	Girls	0	#406	1	8,413
EG		0	#407	6	6,387
NG	Boys	0	#407	922	16,906
PA	Boys	0	#408	74	9,305
Finland	Boys	0	#415	13	2,041
Spain		0	#419	34	2,326
Germany		0	#421	17	2,542
Austria	Boys	0	#429	14	2,180
SD	Boys	0	#433	13	10,523
IT		0	#438	308	4,183
MX		0	#438	8	8,339
PT	Girls	0	#441	11	7,952
AR	Boys	0	#454	14	7,628
GT	Boys	0	#458	17	7,625
CM	Boys	0	#462	89	12,054
IR	Girls	0	#464	67	8,334
KW	Girls	0	#466	50	19,177
CO		0	#471	10	7,768
CR	Girls	0	#473	60	11,342
RU	Girls	0	#478	21	11,913
RU	Boys	0	#484	22	12,621
AE	Girls	0	#499	55	20,968
PA	Girls	0	#510	9	9,861
PS	Girls	0	#511	13	10,981
BH		0	#513	41	17,937
CM	Girls	0	#523	18	11,671
IQ	Girls	0	#524	2	11,303
PE	Boys	0	#526	430	14,506
PS	Boys	0	#532	17	10,655
UY	Girls	0	#536	1	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#541	1	7,500
SG	Girls	0	#545	42	18,916
LY		0	#551	9	12,703
IR	Boys	0	#558	8	10,162
BO	Boys	0	#572	21	9,244
ZA	Girls	0	#586	726	25,928
IL	Girls	0	#587	31	11,648
IL	Boys	0	#597	11	10,983
BD	Boys	0	#604	2	10,045
CL	Boys	0	#609	57	13,390
NL	Boys	0	#614	356	5,873
LB		0	#622	37	13,263
AR	Girls	0	#629	2	8,289
BO	Girls	0	#650	2	9,488
IN	Girls	0	#653	2	13,121
IQ	Boys	0	#654	14	13,071
Finland	Boys	2026	#656	27	3,552
QA	Boys	0	#674	34	18,093
NG	Girls	0	#697	90	15,093
CO	Boys	0	#700	226	15,656
Spain	Boys	0	#705	231	5,610
United States	Boys	2024	#719	174	7,044
MX	Boys	0	#728	259	16,355
Finland	Girls	2026	#734	5	3,895
BR	Boys	0	#738	14	12,213
KW	Boys	0	#741	29	18,755
SY		0	#767	1	11,684
Germany	Girls	0	#780	59	4,949
NL	Girls	0	#781	175	5,933
SA	Girls	0	#802	134	25,931
TN		0	#811	19	13,765
OM	Boys	0	#832	50	17,948
EG	Boys	0	#843	44	15,035
Germany	Boys	0	#845	108	5,697
EG	Girls	0	#896	64	14,742
MY	Girls	0	#898	97	24,821
United States	Girls	2024	#907	10	8,487
CL	Girls	0	#910	6	14,098
Spain	Girls	0	#921	63	5,561
PE	Girls	0	#929	15	14,861
IT	Boys	0	#976	514	10,046
IN	Boys	0	#990	12	16,750
BR	Girls	0	#991	2	12,708
AE	Boys	0	#1,008	85	22,615
CO	Girls	0	#1,040	39	16,140
MA		0	#1,092	37	20,986
MX	Girls	0	#1,106	78	17,781
DZ		0	#1,147	30	20,130
TR		0	#1,169	43	19,440
SA	Boys	0	#1,476	139	28,008

Terry is popular in 85 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

United States

Ireland

Wallonia, Belgium

Sweden

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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