MallowbyNames

Terry vs Gary

Gary leads today (#1,073 vs #1,115), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Terry and Gary per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

12.9k25.8k38.8k1880192019602000TerryGary1880: Terry 10 · Gary 61881: Terry 0 · Gary 61882: Terry 7 · Gary 101883: Terry 10 · Gary 01884: Terry 10 · Gary 51885: Terry 9 · Gary 71886: Terry 12 · Gary 71887: Terry 16 · Gary 71888: Terry 15 · Gary 61889: Terry 9 · Gary 01890: Terry 12 · Gary 111891: Terry 5 · Gary 61892: Terry 12 · Gary 151893: Terry 8 · Gary 71894: Terry 12 · Gary 101895: Terry 13 · Gary 121896: Terry 20 · Gary 131897: Terry 15 · Gary 131898: Terry 14 · Gary 71899: Terry 7 · Gary 81900: Terry 21 · Gary 91901: Terry 13 · Gary 101902: Terry 18 · Gary 181903: Terry 18 · Gary 81904: Terry 18 · Gary 111905: Terry 15 · Gary 161906: Terry 13 · Gary 161907: Terry 20 · Gary 161908: Terry 23 · Gary 261909: Terry 27 · Gary 121910: Terry 30 · Gary 161911: Terry 29 · Gary 251912: Terry 49 · Gary 441913: Terry 69 · Gary 401914: Terry 58 · Gary 591915: Terry 105 · Gary 781916: Terry 85 · Gary 721917: Terry 92 · Gary 721918: Terry 100 · Gary 741919: Terry 94 · Gary 821920: Terry 142 · Gary 741921: Terry 125 · Gary 861922: Terry 130 · Gary 731923: Terry 134 · Gary 851924: Terry 140 · Gary 841925: Terry 190 · Gary 1151926: Terry 165 · Gary 1041927: Terry 180 · Gary 1301928: Terry 218 · Gary 2271929: Terry 222 · Gary 5371930: Terry 296 · Gary 7131931: Terry 290 · Gary 9901932: Terry 430 · Gary 1,2951933: Terry 572 · Gary 2,2541934: Terry 720 · Gary 3,3541935: Terry 962 · Gary 4,4901936: Terry 1,291 · Gary 5,1921937: Terry 1,684 · Gary 6,7631938: Terry 2,336 · Gary 8,8611939: Terry 2,444 · Gary 9,6841940: Terry 2,982 · Gary 12,5731941: Terry 3,606 · Gary 14,5681942: Terry 4,810 · Gary 17,0681943: Terry 5,737 · Gary 17,8681944: Terry 5,974 · Gary 20,0581945: Terry 6,834 · Gary 21,3451946: Terry 10,678 · Gary 26,9311947: Terry 12,751 · Gary 30,0291948: Terry 12,136 · Gary 28,3971949: Terry 11,457 · Gary 28,9351950: Terry 11,433 · Gary 33,7371951: Terry 12,216 · Gary 38,1601952: Terry 12,438 · Gary 38,7541953: Terry 13,259 · Gary 36,9671954: Terry 15,553 · Gary 37,9201955: Terry 15,586 · Gary 34,4331956: Terry 15,064 · Gary 31,8421957: Terry 15,624 · Gary 29,5301958: Terry 15,006 · Gary 25,2871959: Terry 14,545 · Gary 23,3031960: Terry 13,932 · Gary 21,6931961: Terry 13,194 · Gary 22,1741962: Terry 12,301 · Gary 20,8841963: Terry 12,463 · Gary 18,9291964: Terry 10,867 · Gary 17,2061965: Terry 9,088 · Gary 15,2591966: Terry 8,455 · Gary 14,1551967: Terry 7,685 · Gary 12,6161968: Terry 7,089 · Gary 11,9731969: Terry 6,415 · Gary 11,1421970: Terry 6,186 · Gary 10,7161971: Terry 5,858 · Gary 9,1901972: Terry 4,770 · Gary 7,7581973: Terry 4,374 · Gary 6,8511974: Terry 4,027 · Gary 6,4441975: Terry 3,971 · Gary 6,1141976: Terry 3,668 · Gary 5,5921977: Terry 3,443 · Gary 5,4471978: Terry 3,089 · Gary 5,1111979: Terry 3,040 · Gary 5,0381980: Terry 2,981 · Gary 5,0371981: Terry 2,815 · Gary 4,9461982: Terry 2,761 · Gary 4,6421983: Terry 2,470 · Gary 4,2661984: Terry 2,335 · Gary 3,9511985: Terry 2,374 · Gary 3,8121986: Terry 2,251 · Gary 3,7191987: Terry 2,102 · Gary 3,4861988: Terry 2,065 · Gary 3,2441989: Terry 2,003 · Gary 3,1271990: Terry 1,893 · Gary 3,0691991: Terry 1,740 · Gary 2,6771992: Terry 1,595 · Gary 2,3931993: Terry 1,426 · Gary 2,0641994: Terry 1,218 · Gary 1,8981995: Terry 1,176 · Gary 1,6251996: Terry 1,094 · Gary 1,5431997: Terry 1,046 · Gary 1,3271998: Terry 947 · Gary 1,3451999: Terry 905 · Gary 1,2532000: Terry 847 · Gary 1,1682001: Terry 803 · Gary 1,0132002: Terry 687 · Gary 1,0432003: Terry 667 · Gary 9122004: Terry 657 · Gary 9252005: Terry 693 · Gary 8792006: Terry 614 · Gary 8702007: Terry 608 · Gary 7792008: Terry 580 · Gary 6792009: Terry 482 · Gary 6112010: Terry 521 · Gary 5472011: Terry 478 · Gary 5272012: Terry 482 · Gary 4922013: Terry 427 · Gary 4462014: Terry 423 · Gary 4932015: Terry 389 · Gary 4792016: Terry 388 · Gary 4442017: Terry 358 · Gary 4072018: Terry 314 · Gary 3742019: Terry 267 · Gary 3032020: Terry 238 · Gary 2882021: Terry 214 · Gary 2532022: Terry 231 · Gary 2372023: Terry 204 · Gary 2032024: Terry 174 · Gary 1872025: Terry 192 · Gary 201
TerryGary

Head to head

TerryGary
2025 rank
#1,115
#1,073
Babies named in 2025
192
201
Peak year
1954
1951
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
424,523
902,152
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