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
- Peak · girls
- 1960 · 2,329 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 43,957since 1920
Teri over time
Rank among girls' names. Teri has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | — | |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | — | |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | — | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | — | |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | — | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | — | |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | — | |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | — | |
| 2012 | #6,341 | 20 | — | |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,341 | 17 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,550 | 33 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,734 | 41 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,809 | 38 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,989 | 35 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,187 | 46 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,976 | 49 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,211 | 73 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,258 | 69 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,940 | 81 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,940 | 78 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,766 | 85 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,551 | 102 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,514 | 103 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,389 | 118 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,258 | 136 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,050 | 175 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,065 | 170 | — | |
| 1990 | #836 | 235 | — | |
| 1989 | #813 | 234 | — | |
| 1988 | #708 | 268 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #599 | 326 | — | |
| 1986 | #558 | 360 | — | |
| 1985 | #536 | 372 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #467 | 448 | — | |
| 1983 | #465 | 434 | — | |
| 1982 | #459 | 465 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #407 | 544 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #433 | 500 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #430 | 482 | — | |
| 1978 | #362 | 587 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #350 | 630 | — | |
| 1976 | #335 | 662 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #314 | 723 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #303 | 777 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #296 | 794 | — | |
| 1972 | #263 | 1,002 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #264 | 1,110 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #274 | 1,075 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #254 | 1,153 | — | |
| 1968 | #232 | 1,243 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #226 | 1,303 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #231 | 1,308 | — | |
| 1965 | #223 | 1,460 | — | |
| 1964 | #208 | 1,713 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #192 | 1,937 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #181 | 2,075 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #173 | 2,242 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #171 | 2,329 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #178 | 2,156 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #188 | 1,882 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #201 | 1,719 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #203 | 1,601 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #218 | 1,372 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #276 | 936 | — | |
| 1953 | #305 | 727 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #324 | 630 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #389 | 441 | — | |
| 1950 | #416 | 370 | — | |
| 1949 | #451 | 313 | — | |
| 1948 | #463 | 298 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #489 | 280 | — | |
| 1946 | #549 | 206 | — | |
| 1945 | #464 | 239 | — | |
| 1944 | #677 | 121 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,006 | 62 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,091 | 52 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,750 | 21 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,684 | 21 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | — | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | — | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | — | |
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| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | — | |
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| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1953
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#140 · 1 in 665
- Washington#146 · 1 in 703
- Wyoming#151 · 1 in 622
- Montana#166 · 1 in 793
- California#171 · 1 in 884
Best ever in a state: #58 in Nevada, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #140 | 25 | 1 in 665 |
| Washington | #146 | 39 | 1 in 703 |
| Wyoming | #151 | 5 | 1 in 622 |
| Montana | #166 | 8 | 1 in 793 |
| California | #171 | 157 | 1 in 884 |
| Iowa | #189 | 23 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Utah | #190 | 11 | 1 in 892 |
| Nebraska | #192 | 11 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Kansas | #216 | 14 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Michigan | #229 | 43 | 1 in 1,930 |
| Colorado | #236 | 12 | 1 in 1,392 |
| District of Columbia | #249 | 8 | 1 in 1,621 |
| Minnesota | #258 | 15 | 1 in 2,359 |
| Illinois | #259 | 45 | 1 in 2,099 |
| Oklahoma | #260 | 11 | 1 in 2,004 |
| Ohio | #266 | 42 | 1 in 2,296 |
| Indiana | #271 | 19 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Arizona | #285 | 7 | 1 in 1,593 |
| Connecticut | #290 | 7 | 1 in 2,973 |
| New Mexico | #293 | 6 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Kentucky | #309 | 12 | 1 in 2,742 |
| Missouri | #310 | 14 | 1 in 2,994 |
| Louisiana | #344 | 15 | 1 in 2,470 |
| Massachusetts | #373 | 7 | 1 in 6,894 |
| Wisconsin | #386 | 7 | 1 in 5,701 |
| West Virginia | #394 | 5 | 1 in 4,163 |
| Florida | #409 | 9 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Texas | #409 | 33 | 1 in 3,358 |
| New Jersey | #412 | 9 | 1 in 5,548 |
| New York | #420 | 33 | 1 in 4,662 |
| Pennsylvania | #461 | 16 | 1 in 6,920 |
| South Carolina | #503 | 5 | 1 in 5,770 |
| Virginia | #537 | 5 | 1 in 7,907 |
| North Carolina | #580 | 6 | 1 in 8,550 |
| Georgia | #587 | 5 | 1 in 8,914 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1920
- Peaked 1960 at #171 (2,329 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1944–1990
- Highest: 1 in 868 girls born in 1960 were named Teri (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 38.1% of all girls named Teri (16,763) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 17 | #3,957 (1920) | #4,538 |
| 1930s | 62 | #1,684 (1939) | #3,343 |
| 1940s | 1,617 | #451 (1949) | #849 |
| 1950s | 11,834 | #178 (1959) | #270 |
| 1960s | 16,763 | #171 (1960) | #209 |
| 1970s | 7,842 | #263 (1972) | #319 |
| 1980s | 3,951 | #407 (1981) | #545 |
| 1990s | 1,283 | #836 (1990) | #1,431 |
| 2000s | 426 | #2,211 (2001) | #3,958 |
| 2010s | 123 | #6,341 (2012) | #9,876 |
| 2020s | 39 | #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 1953
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 2,588 of them was named Teri, which outranked 95.3% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 246,537 of them was named Teri, which outranked 33.1% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).