Terry Graff
There are approximately 16 people named Terry Graff living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Terry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Graff. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
16
1 in 21,422,146
Named Terry
393K
Alive today
Named Graff
14K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 393K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1955
Average age: 63
Top Census group: White (80.4%)
Estimated bearers: 14K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,828
Per 100K: 4.15
Top ancestry: White (91.6%)
First name trend
Terry: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Terry. The peak year was 1955 with 20,939 births. The average person named Terry today is 63 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Terry
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Terry, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 80.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Terry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Terry at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.4% · 302,916
- Black or African American12.8% · 48,435
- Two or more races2.7% · 10,098
- Hispanic or Latino1.9% · 7,130
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 5,051
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3,313
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Graff surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Graff, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Graff described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Graff at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.6% · 11,352
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 459
- Two or more races2.9% · 357
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 126
- Black or African American0.5% · 63
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 33
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Terry has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1146% of the US population, based on 392,854 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Terry right now.
The surname Graff appears at a rate of 4.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0041%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 16 people with the full name Terry Graff. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Terry Graff: questions and answers
How many people are named Terry Graff?
We estimate approximately 16 people in the United States share the full name Terry Graff. That works out to about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1146%) with the surname frequency (4.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Terry Graff?
We classify Terry Graff as "Very Rare". About 1 in 21,422,146 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Terry a male or female name?
Terry is predominantly unisex. Out of 521,274 total SSA registrations, 81.4% were male and 18.6% were female. See the full Terry profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Terry Graff?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Terry Graff is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.