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Terry Kinney

There are approximately 42 people named Terry Kinney living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,160,818 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Terry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kinney. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.

Expected bearers

42

1 in 8,160,818

Named Terry

393K

Alive today

Named Kinney

37K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Terry

Estimated living: 393K

Rarity: Common

Gender: Unisex

Peak year: 1955

Average age: 63

The surname Kinney

Estimated bearers: 37K

Rarity: Uncommon

Census rank: #1,113

Per 100K: 10.70

Top ancestry: White (85.4%)

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

MaleFemale
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Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Kinney surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kinney, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 85.4%.

  • White85.4%
  • Black or African American8.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.3%
  • Two or more races2.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native1.4%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.9%

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).

The surname Kinney appears at a rate of 10.70 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0107%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 42 people with the full name Terry Kinney. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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Other people named Terry

FAQ

Terry Kinney: questions and answers

How many people are named Terry Kinney?

We estimate approximately 42 people in the United States share the full name Terry Kinney. That works out to about 1 in 8,160,818 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1146%) with the surname frequency (10.70 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Terry Kinney?

We classify Terry Kinney as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,160,818 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.

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