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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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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1935#3,1568—
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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 1964

  • 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: #128 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 511 girlsWAIdaho: #137 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 466 girlsIDMontana: #113 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 358 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #188 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 802 girlsNDMinnesota: #151 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 721 girlsMNIllinois: #224 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsILWisconsin: #146 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 707 girlsWIMichigan: #182 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 941 girlsMINew York: #303 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsNYMassachusetts: #377 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,183 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedRIOregon: #106 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 403 girlsORNevada: #138 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 465 girlsNVWyoming: #148 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 468 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #112 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 417 girlsSDIowa: #120 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 464 girlsIAIndiana: #198 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsINOhio: #184 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 940 girlsOHPennsylvania: #271 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,923 girlsPANew Jersey: #257 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,626 girlsNJConnecticut: #316 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsCTCalifornia: #114 for girls · 339 births · 1 in 507 girlsCAUtah: #83 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 285 girlsUTColorado: #193 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 844 girlsCONebraska: #115 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 449 girlsNEMissouri: #223 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,235 girlsMOKentucky: #217 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsKYWest Virginia: #264 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,693 girlsWVVirginia: #337 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,656 girlsVAMaryland: #250 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsMDDelaware: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 716 girlsDEArizona: #282 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,329 girlsAZNew Mexico: #244 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsNMKansas: #150 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 661 girlsKSArkansas: #244 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsARTennessee: #290 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #351 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,713 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #325 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,188 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #274 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsDCOklahoma: #183 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 822 girlsOKLouisiana: #217 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #370 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,680 girlsALGeorgia: #312 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,089 girlsGAHawaii: #83 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 290 girlsHITexas: #232 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsTXFlorida: #206 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#83 · 1 in 285
  2. Hawaii#83 · 1 in 290
  3. Oregon#106 · 1 in 403
  4. South Dakota#112 · 1 in 417
  5. Montana#113 · 1 in 358

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#83201 in 290
Utah#83331 in 285
Oregon#106341 in 403
South Dakota#112151 in 417
Montana#113151 in 358
California#1143391 in 507
Nebraska#115291 in 449
Iowa#120521 in 464
Washington#128471 in 511
Idaho#137111 in 466
Nevada#13871 in 465
Wisconsin#146561 in 707
Wyoming#14851 in 468
Kansas#150261 in 661
Minnesota#151471 in 721
Delaware#16361 in 716
Michigan#182831 in 941
Oklahoma#183231 in 822
Ohio#1841001 in 940
North Dakota#18871 in 802
Colorado#193211 in 844
Indiana#198451 in 1,041
Florida#206471 in 1,022
Kentucky#217231 in 1,296
Louisiana#217361 in 1,009
Missouri#223321 in 1,235
Illinois#224801 in 1,227
Texas#232971 in 1,075
Arkansas#244131 in 1,339
New Mexico#244101 in 1,058
Maryland#250191 in 1,582
New Jersey#257351 in 1,626
West Virginia#26491 in 1,693
Pennsylvania#271521 in 1,923
District of Columbia#27481 in 1,559
Arizona#282111 in 1,329
Tennessee#290171 in 2,049
New York#303871 in 1,847
Georgia#312211 in 2,089
Connecticut#316101 in 2,422
South Carolina#325111 in 2,188
Virginia#337151 in 2,656
North Carolina#351171 in 2,713
Alabama#370121 in 2,680
Massachusetts#377121 in 4,183
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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 1964

girls
#208
1,713 births · 1 in 1,106 girls
boys
#3,282
7 births · 1 in 284,671 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #208Teri1,713

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #3,282Teri7
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,106 of them was named Teri, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #205Tami1,733
  2. #206Kristin1,724
  3. #207Ronda1,715
  4. #208Teri1,713
  5. #209Kristi1,669
  6. #210Irene1,663
  7. #210Jody1,663
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 284,671 of them was named Teri, which outranked 28.6% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #3,050Windsor8
  2. #3,050Yvette8
  3. #3,050Zev8
  4. #3,282Teri7
  5. #3,282Aarron7
  6. #3,282Abimael7
  7. #3,282Adams7
  8. #3,601Able6
  9. #3,601Adriano6
  10. #3,601Alanzo6

Tied with 318 names at #3,282; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →