Thierry
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German "Dietrich" and "Dieter", Italian and Spanish Teodorico, English Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- French
Meaning & Origin of Thierry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German "Dietrich" and "Dieter", Italian and Spanish Teodorico, English Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Thierry
The earliest SSA record of Thierry as a baby boy name dates back to 1947, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Thierry — #2,920 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Thierry on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Thierry ranks #5,572 for baby boys with 17 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 869 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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About the name Thierry
Thierry is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 869 births in the dataset. Thierry's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,368. Use the chart and map above to compare Thierry's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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