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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1932#4,4115—
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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 1962

  • 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: #89 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 330 girlsWAIdaho: #117 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 431 girlsIDMontana: #86 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 311 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #137 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 476 girlsNDMinnesota: #163 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 842 girlsMNIllinois: #198 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsILWisconsin: #140 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 651 girlsWIMichigan: #167 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 855 girlsMINew York: #271 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,738 girlsNYMassachusetts: #300 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedRIOregon: #93 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 350 girlsORNevada: #77 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 249 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #158 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 670 girlsSDIowa: #120 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 489 girlsIAIndiana: #207 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsINOhio: #156 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 714 girlsOHPennsylvania: #227 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsPANew Jersey: #346 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsNJConnecticut: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,152 girlsCTCalifornia: #91 for girls · 447 births · 1 in 388 girlsCAUtah: #75 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 271 girlsUTColorado: #134 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 505 girlsCONebraska: #109 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 434 girlsNEMissouri: #169 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 819 girlsMOKentucky: #188 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 994 girlsKYWest Virginia: #341 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,687 girlsWVVirginia: #255 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsVAMaryland: #301 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,253 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedDEArizona: #157 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 594 girlsAZNew Mexico: #220 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 961 girlsNMKansas: #156 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 684 girlsKSArkansas: #264 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsARTennessee: #285 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,874 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #411 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,668 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #441 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,625 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #299 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsDCOklahoma: #159 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 711 girlsOKLouisiana: #266 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsLAMississippi: #297 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,765 girlsMSAlabama: #300 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,853 girlsALGeorgia: #276 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,680 girlsGAHawaii: #111 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 374 girlsHITexas: #212 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 987 girlsTXFlorida: #193 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 965 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#75 · 1 in 271
  2. Nevada#77 · 1 in 249
  3. Montana#86 · 1 in 311
  4. Washington#89 · 1 in 330
  5. California#91 · 1 in 388

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#75391 in 271
Nevada#77111 in 249
Montana#86201 in 311
Washington#89841 in 330
California#914471 in 388
Oregon#93441 in 350
Nebraska#109331 in 434
Hawaii#111171 in 374
Idaho#117141 in 431
Iowa#120561 in 489
Colorado#134381 in 505
North Dakota#137131 in 476
Wisconsin#140651 in 651
Kansas#156291 in 684
Ohio#1561381 in 714
Arizona#157261 in 594
South Dakota#158101 in 670
Oklahoma#159291 in 711
Minnesota#163451 in 842
Michigan#167961 in 855
Missouri#169521 in 819
Kentucky#188311 in 994
Florida#193511 in 965
Illinois#198991 in 1,039
Indiana#207421 in 1,152
Texas#2121121 in 987
New Mexico#220121 in 961
Pennsylvania#227731 in 1,429
Virginia#255241 in 1,676
Arkansas#264111 in 1,603
Louisiana#266271 in 1,409
New York#271941 in 1,738
Georgia#276261 in 1,680
Connecticut#278111 in 2,152
Tennessee#285191 in 1,874
Mississippi#297141 in 1,765
District of Columbia#29971 in 1,866
Alabama#300181 in 1,853
Massachusetts#300181 in 2,854
Maryland#301131 in 2,253
West Virginia#34161 in 2,687
New Jersey#346191 in 3,003
North Carolina#411131 in 3,668
South Carolina#44171 in 3,625
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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 1962

girls
#181
2,075 births · 1 in 948 girls
boys
#2,673
10 births · 1 in 206,877 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #181Teri2,075

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #2,673Teri10
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 948 of them was named Teri, which outranked 97.6% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #178Stacey2,181
  2. #179Tammie2,173
  3. #180Crystal2,100
  4. #181Teri2,075
  5. #182Marsha2,072
  6. #183Dianne2,066
  7. #184Vicky2,033
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 206,877 of them was named Teri, which outranked 42.3% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #2,504Yitzchok11
  2. #2,504Zan11
  3. #2,504Zeno11
  4. #2,673Teri10
  5. #2,673Aldon10
  6. #2,673Almon10
  7. #2,673Alpha10
  8. #2,848Algis9
  9. #2,848Alvah9
  10. #2,848Ames9

Tied with 174 names at #2,673; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →