Terri
#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
Given to girls 99.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 8,783 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 16 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 146,113since 1922
Terri over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #6,116 | 19 | — | |
| 2024 | #5,021 | 26 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,378 | 32 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,413 | 31 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,399 | 45 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,072 | 35 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,479 | 44 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,777 | 40 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,650 | 42 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,184 | 51 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,778 | 40 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,213 | 51 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,550 | 44 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,256 | 50 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,298 | 50 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,802 | 64 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #2,368 | 80 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,186 | 88 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,073 | 90 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #1,942 | 96 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,486 | 131 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,345 | 144 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #1,458 | 129 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #1,369 | 136 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,114 | 178 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,094 | 176 | — | |
| 1997 | #976 | 200 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #865 | 229 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #886 | 214 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #795 | 256 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #746 | 278 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #707 | 305 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #611 | 369 | — | |
| 1990 | #554 | 426 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #529 | 438 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #472 | 480 | #3,915 | 12 |
| 1987 | #412 | 541 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #372 | 630 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #333 | 711 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #298 | 796 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1983 | #267 | 906 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #234 | 1,090 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #234 | 1,066 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #242 | 1,068 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #231 | 1,128 | #2,669 | 17 |
| 1978 | #222 | 1,116 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1977 | #192 | 1,389 | #2,556 | 17 |
| 1976 | #184 | 1,388 | #2,177 | 21 |
| 1975 | #165 | 1,601 | #2,288 | 19 |
| 1974 | #151 | 1,826 | #2,050 | 21 |
| 1973 | #136 | 2,089 | #1,548 | 31 |
| 1972 | #124 | 2,495 | #1,928 | 22 |
| 1971 | #115 | 3,166 | #1,668 | 28 |
| 1970 | #113 | 3,402 | #1,462 | 33 |
| 1969 | #93 | 3,903 | #1,914 | 19 |
| 1968 | #83 | 4,267 | #1,455 | 29 |
| 1967 | #77 | 4,523 | #1,573 | 24 |
| 1966 | #72 | 4,921 | #1,237 | 37 |
| 1965 | #69 | 5,373 | #1,625 | 23 |
| 1964 | #62 | 7,144 | #1,219 | 40 |
| 1963 | #58 | 7,704 | #1,305 | 36 |
| 1962 | #54 | 8,433 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1961 | #51 | 8,730 | #1,496 | 29 |
| 1960 | #49 | 8,743 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1959 | #46 | 8,783 | #1,522 | 27 |
| 1958 | #51 | 8,184 | #1,321 | 34 |
| 1957 | #68 | 6,972 | #1,436 | 30 |
| 1956 | #81 | 5,744 | #1,532 | 26 |
| 1955 | #85 | 5,153 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #100 | 4,130 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #130 | 2,725 | #2,099 | 14 |
| 1952 | #158 | 2,071 | — | |
| 1951 | #185 | 1,563 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #228 | 1,106 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #246 | 938 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #259 | 849 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #274 | 780 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #330 | 510 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #350 | 389 | — | |
| 1944 | #461 | 242 | — | |
| 1943 | #545 | 189 | — | |
| 1942 | #628 | 143 | — | |
| 1941 | #934 | 62 | — | |
| 1940 | #997 | 51 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,132 | 41 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,006 | 16 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
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| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | — | |
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| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | — | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | — | |
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| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Terri! It came in at #5,009, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1922–1924, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Terri is popular in 1975
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#66 · 1 in 212
- West Virginia#78 · 1 in 339
- Alabama#87 · 1 in 364
- Arkansas#92 · 1 in 395
- Georgia#108 · 1 in 484
Best ever in a state: #22 in Oklahoma, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #66 | 9 | 1 in 212 |
| West Virginia | #78 | 33 | 1 in 339 |
| Alabama | #87 | 60 | 1 in 364 |
| Arkansas | #92 | 32 | 1 in 395 |
| Georgia | #108 | 64 | 1 in 484 |
| Missouri | #113 | 56 | 1 in 520 |
| Oklahoma | #114 | 31 | 1 in 514 |
| Iowa | #116 | 34 | 1 in 509 |
| Kansas | #116 | 25 | 1 in 503 |
| Kentucky | #116 | 45 | 1 in 520 |
| Tennessee | #117 | 47 | 1 in 562 |
| Nevada | #118 | 6 | 1 in 435 |
| Ohio | #132 | 114 | 1 in 608 |
| Alaska | #135 | 5 | 1 in 432 |
| South Carolina | #135 | 28 | 1 in 592 |
| Michigan | #136 | 87 | 1 in 640 |
| Florida | #138 | 63 | 1 in 656 |
| Maryland | #142 | 27 | 1 in 655 |
| Maine | #145 | 10 | 1 in 572 |
| Minnesota | #145 | 32 | 1 in 755 |
| Wisconsin | #145 | 41 | 1 in 670 |
| North Carolina | #148 | 49 | 1 in 660 |
| Pennsylvania | #150 | 90 | 1 in 723 |
| Mississippi | #152 | 26 | 1 in 598 |
| Nebraska | #152 | 14 | 1 in 676 |
| Colorado | #171 | 20 | 1 in 789 |
| Virginia | #176 | 31 | 1 in 873 |
| District of Columbia | #177 | 9 | 1 in 654 |
| South Dakota | #179 | 5 | 1 in 785 |
| Louisiana | #182 | 31 | 1 in 825 |
| North Dakota | #182 | 5 | 1 in 823 |
| Montana | #193 | 5 | 1 in 766 |
| New Jersey | #193 | 35 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Illinois | #194 | 65 | 1 in 1,072 |
| Indiana | #199 | 33 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Idaho | #203 | 6 | 1 in 913 |
| Washington | #217 | 18 | 1 in 1,103 |
| Texas | #219 | 89 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Utah | #227 | 11 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Arizona | #231 | 15 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Hawaii | #233 | 6 | 1 in 752 |
| Oregon | #268 | 9 | 1 in 1,452 |
| Massachusetts | #280 | 15 | 1 in 1,959 |
| New York | #288 | 63 | 1 in 1,616 |
| New Mexico | #298 | 6 | 1 in 1,278 |
| California | #317 | 81 | 1 in 1,709 |
| Connecticut | #324 | 7 | 1 in 1,975 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| 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 Terri
- 1,095 spots since 2024 (#5,021 → #6,116)
- 2,717 spots since 2020 (#3,399 → #6,116)
- 2,466 spots since 2015 (#3,650 → #6,116)
- Biggest jump: 306 spots in 1942 (#934 → #628)
- Biggest drop: 118 spots in 1998 (#976 → #1,094)
- Debuted 1922
- Peaked 1959 at #46 (8,783 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 16 yrs · run 1954–1969
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1940–1997
- Highest: 1 in 230 girls born in 1959 were named Terri (0.43%)
- Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 43.6% of all girls named Terri (63,741) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 40 | #2,552 (1927) | #3,890 |
| 1930s | 180 | #1,132 (1939) | #2,139 |
| 1940s | 4,153 | #246 (1949) | #502 |
| 1950s | 46,431 | #46 (1959) | #113 |
| 1960s | 63,741 | #49 (1960) | #67 |
| 1970s | 19,600 | #113 (1970) | #163 |
| 1980s | 7,726 | #234 (1982) | #339 |
| 1990s | 2,631 | #554 (1990) | #835 |
| 2000s | 1,008 | #1,345 (2002) | #2,033 |
| 2010s | 430 | #3,184 (2014) | #3,620 |
| 2020s | 173 | #3,399 (2020) | #4,881 |
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.
Terri in 1975
Top girls' names in 1975
Top boys' names in 1975
More about 1975
girls
1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 911 of them was named Terri, which outranked 98.4% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 82,177 of them was named Terri, which outranked 63.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,205Wendel20
- #2,205Willian20
- #2,205Zechariah20
- #2,288Terri19
- #2,288Alvino19
- #2,288Amber19
- #2,288Arcadio19
- #2,361Akili18
- #2,361Akim18
- #2,361Alon18
Tied with 72 names at #2,288; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.