Terry

Terry is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Terry are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 81%Female 19%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 81% male / 19% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US births since 1880: 422,580 male / 96,883 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Terry

To address Terry when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Terry," in English, "Guten Tag Terry," in German. About 81% of people named Terry are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Terry,

German

Guten Tag Terry,

French

Bonjour Terry,

Spanish

Estimado/a Terry:

Chinese

Terry您好：

Japanese

Terry様

English

Hi Terry,

German

Hi Terry,

French

Salut Terry,

Spanish

Hola Terry,

Chinese

Terry你好：

Japanese

Terryさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Terry by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	81%
Great Britain	uncommon	man's name	75%
Ireland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

422,580 male · 96,883 female · 519,463 births recorded

Male 81%Female 19%

Since 1980: 94% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Terry a male or female name?

Terry is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Terry are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Terry in an email?

Is Terry a unisex name?

Terry is not a unisex name: 81% of people named Terry are men. Terry leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Terry a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/terry (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_terry,
  title  = {Is Terry a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/terry},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}