Teri

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #6,426
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1960 · 2,329 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
43,957
since 1920

Teri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Teri has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #171, 1960girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#11,9327—
2024#10,2719—
2023#13,4626—
2022#12,2437—
2021#9,56210—
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2019#15,5395—
2018#15,6825—
2017#8,77612—
2016#11,7818—
2015#8,00814—
2014#7,30216—
2013#11,0009—
2012#6,34120—
2011#7,11817—
2010#7,21717—
2009#7,34117—
2008#4,55033—
2007#5,52625—
2006#3,73441—
2005#3,80938—
2004#3,98935—
2003#3,18746—
2002#2,97649—
2001#2,21173—
2000#2,25869—
1999#1,94081—
1998#1,94078—
1997#1,76685—
1996#1,551102—
1995#1,514103—
1994#1,389118—
1993#1,258136—
1992#1,050175—
1991#1,065170—
1990#836235—
1989#813234—
1988#708268#6,4266
1987#599326—
1986#558360—
1985#536372#6,5235
1984#467448—
1983#465434—
1982#459465#5,0037
1981#407544#4,9617
1980#433500#4,9407
1979#430482—
1978#362587#4,1578
1977#350630—
1976#335662#3,47110
1975#314723#4,3097
1974#303777#5,2275
1973#296794—
1972#2631,002#3,15210
1971#2641,110#4,9075
1970#2741,075#4,2306
1969#2541,153—
1968#2321,243#3,1078
1967#2261,303#3,5596
1966#2311,308—
1965#2231,460—
1964#2081,713#3,2827
1963#1921,937#3,3187
1962#1812,075#2,67310
1961#1732,242#2,53811
1960#1712,329#2,68510
1959#1782,156#2,53011
1958#1881,882#3,5596
1957#2011,719#2,8229
1956#2031,601#2,7989
1955#2181,372#1,90217
1954#276936—
1953#305727#2,9058
1952#324630#3,7345
1951#389441—
1950#416370—
1949#451313—
1948#463298#3,0107
1947#489280—
1946#549206—
1945#464239—
1944#677121—
1943#1,00662—
1942#1,09152—
1941#1,75021—
1940#1,54925—
1939#1,68421—
1938#3,1818—
1937#4,2555—
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1933#2,8689—
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First appearance
1920

The first year at least five girls were named Teri! It came in at #3,957, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1921–1930, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Teri is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNHWashington: #184 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsWAIdaho: #239 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsIDMontana: #175 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 801 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #205 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsMNIllinois: #310 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,033 girlsILWisconsin: #303 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,643 girlsWIMichigan: #251 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,184 girlsMINew York: #429 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 5,148 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedSDIowa: #235 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,031 girlsIAIndiana: #256 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsINOhio: #263 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,375 girlsOHPennsylvania: #365 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,443 girlsPANew Jersey: #537 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,723 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #179 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 980 girlsCAUtah: #105 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 417 girlsUTColorado: #253 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsCONebraska: #204 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsNEMissouri: #379 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,133 girlsMOKentucky: #321 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedDEArizona: #246 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsAZNew Mexico: #291 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsNMKansas: #250 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,873 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #493 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,383 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,879 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #279 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsOKLouisiana: #422 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,948 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedALGeorgia: #497 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,292 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedHITexas: #401 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,329 girlsTXFlorida: #428 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,089 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#105 · 1 in 417
  2. Montana#175 · 1 in 801
  3. California#179 · 1 in 980
  4. Washington#184 · 1 in 1,096
  5. Oregon#200 · 1 in 1,186

Best ever in a state: #58 in Nevada, 1958.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#105231 in 417
Montana#17581 in 801
California#1791341 in 980
Washington#184251 in 1,096
Oregon#200141 in 1,186
Nebraska#204101 in 1,444
Minnesota#205201 in 1,764
Iowa#235141 in 2,031
Idaho#23951 in 1,259
Arizona#24691 in 1,160
Kansas#250111 in 1,873
Michigan#251371 in 2,184
Colorado#253101 in 1,625
Indiana#256201 in 2,329
Ohio#263401 in 2,375
Oklahoma#279101 in 2,148
New Mexico#29161 in 1,667
Wisconsin#303111 in 3,643
Illinois#310311 in 3,033
Kentucky#321111 in 3,062
Pennsylvania#365251 in 4,443
Missouri#379101 in 4,133
Texas#401321 in 3,329
Louisiana#42291 in 3,948
Florida#42881 in 4,089
New York#429301 in 5,148
South Carolina#45661 in 4,879
North Carolina#49381 in 6,383
Georgia#49771 in 6,292
New Jersey#53751 in 9,723
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Teri
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • 1,661 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #11,932)
  • 3,924 spots since 2015 (#8,008 → #11,932)
  • Biggest jump: 329 spots in 1944 (#1,006 → #677)
  • Biggest drop: 229 spots in 1991 (#836 → #1,065)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1920
  • Peaked 1960 at #171 (2,329 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1944–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 868
  • Highest: 1 in 868 girls born in 1960 were named Teri (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 38.1% of all girls named Teri (16,763) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s17#3,957 (1920)#4,538
1930s62#1,684 (1939)#3,343
1940s1,617#451 (1949)#849
1950s11,834#178 (1959)#270
1960s16,763#171 (1960)#209
1970s7,842#263 (1972)#319
1980s3,951#407 (1981)#545
1990s1,283#836 (1990)#1,431
2000s426#2,211 (2001)#3,958
2010s123#6,341 (2012)#9,876
2020s39#9,562 (2021)#11,494

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Teri in 1952

girls
#324
630 births · 1 in 2,943 girls
boys
#3,734
5 births · 1 in 388,727 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #324Teri630

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #3,734Teri5
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 2,943 of them was named Teri, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #321Nellie637
  2. #322Viola634
  3. #323Guadalupe632
  4. #324Teri630
  5. #325Agnes627
  6. #325Celeste627
  7. #327Cassandra624
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 388,727 of them was named Teri, which outranked 12.3% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #3,373Zannie6
  2. #3,373Zigmund6
  3. #3,373Zvi6
  4. #3,734Teri5
  5. #3,734Abbie5
  6. #3,734Abbott5
  7. #3,734Abrahm5

Tied with 523 names at #3,734; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1952 →