Terrie

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · Last seen for boys in 1998 at #8,479
Given to girls 98.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1960 · 1,110 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
19,729
since 1918

Terrie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Terrie has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #269, 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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2022#15,3065—
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2019#15,5395—
2018#15,6825—
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2010#14,9596—
2009#17,2945—
2008#13,8327—
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2006#17,1685—
2005#11,8348—
2004#11,6248—
2003#7,58014—
2002#7,44414—
2001#9,35110—
2000#8,53411—
1999#5,89617—
1998#4,79622#8,4796
1997#4,23925—
1996#4,73921—
1995#3,67029—
1994#4,52122—
1993#3,50631—
1992#4,84920—
1991#2,73843—
1990#2,73742—
1989#3,89325—
1988#2,18752—
1987#2,09852—
1986#1,83861—
1985#1,48383#6,5235
1984#1,49077—
1983#1,49676#6,2385
1982#1,33793#4,5938
1981#1,34093#4,5098
1980#1,183113#6,2505
1979#1,193110#4,4038
1978#1,014134—
1977#898158#3,60610
1976#853160#3,09512
1975#823165#4,7976
1974#722199#3,12011
1973#638236#3,22310
1972#597267#3,15210
1971#538340#3,6588
1970#495405#3,07110
1969#469421#2,41513
1968#445461#2,44512
1967#433471#3,9665
1966#396533#3,2497
1965#365620#3,2447
1964#337796#2,66510
1963#305928#2,20014
1962#2831,021#2,50411
1961#2741,114#1,87619
1960#2691,110#2,53511
1959#2701,056#2,20014
1958#2771,018#3,0338
1957#299919#2,49411
1956#303859#2,9698
1955#296862#3,5056
1954#316712#2,7439
1953#364543#2,7099
1952#371500#2,8758
1951#432372#3,3646
1950#450321—
1949#459306#3,0197
1948#494271#2,7888
1947#481292—
1946#503241#2,5349
1945#577160—
1944#695116—
1943#721114—
1942#87378—
1941#1,24337#3,5055
1940#1,40429—
1939#1,42427—
1938#1,87318—
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1934#3,4497—
1933#3,7536—
1932#3,9016—
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five girls were named Terrie! It came in at #4,809, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1920–1926, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Terrie is popular in 1946

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNHWashington: #273 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,237 girlsWAIdaho: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #423 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,928 girlsMNIllinois: #347 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,908 girlsILWisconsin: #342 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,686 girlsWIMichigan: #303 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,450 girlsMINew York: #569 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 10,195 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedSDIowa: #364 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,895 girlsIAIndiana: #496 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,535 girlsINOhio: #511 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,541 girlsOHPennsylvania: #435 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,089 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #329 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,837 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedUTColorado: #222 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,585 girlsMOKentucky: #392 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,634 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #341 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,318 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #362 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,887 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedHITexas: #998 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,613 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#196 · 1 in 1,026
  2. Colorado#222 · 1 in 1,413
  3. Oregon#248 · 1 in 1,823
  4. Washington#273 · 1 in 2,237
  5. Michigan#303 · 1 in 3,450

Best ever in a state: #91 in Nevada, 1957.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#19651 in 1,026
Colorado#22291 in 1,413
Oregon#24871 in 1,823
Washington#273101 in 2,237
Michigan#303181 in 3,450
California#329351 in 2,837
Kansas#34151 in 3,318
Wisconsin#34271 in 4,686
Illinois#347201 in 3,908
North Carolina#362121 in 3,887
Iowa#36451 in 4,895
Missouri#38481 in 4,585
Kentucky#39271 in 4,634
Minnesota#42351 in 5,928
Pennsylvania#435141 in 7,089
Indiana#49651 in 7,535
Ohio#51191 in 8,541
New York#569131 in 10,195
Texas#99851 in 16,613
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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 Terrie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 370 spots in 1942 (#1,243 → #873)
  • Biggest drop: 116 spots in 1978 (#898 → #1,014)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 1960 at #269 (1,110 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1942–1977
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,812
  • Highest: 1 in 1,812 girls born in 1961 were named Terrie (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 328,026 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #269 in 1960, was only 1 in 1,822 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 37.9% of all girls named Terrie (7,475) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s11#4,251 (1919)#4,530
1920s24#3,436 (1928)#4,315
1930s134#1,424 (1939)#2,610
1940s1,644#459 (1949)#745
1950s7,162#270 (1959)#338
1960s7,475#269 (1960)#358
1970s2,174#495 (1970)#777
1980s725#1,183 (1980)#1,835
1990s272#2,737 (1990)#4,169
2000s82#7,444 (2002)#11,629
2010s21#14,959 (2010)#15,599
2020s5#15,306 (2022)#15,306

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.

Terrie in 1946

girls
#503
241 births · 1 in 6,520 girls
boys
#2,534
9 births · 1 in 180,447 boys

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #503Terrie241

Top boys' names in 1946

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #2,534Terrie9
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 6,520 of them was named Terrie, which outranked 91.2% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Terrie
  1. #500Marlys243
  2. #501Elena242
  3. #501Elvira242
  4. #503Terrie241
  5. #503Clare241
  6. #503Leola241
  7. #506Iva240
  8. #506Jessica240
  9. #506Karon240

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,830Jacalyn#2,742 → #912
  2. ↑ 914Kimberly#1,621 → #707
  3. ↑ 615Suzette#1,032 → #417
  4. ↑ 538Randi#1,356 → #818
  5. ↑ 528Dayle#1,356 → #828
Fallers
  1. ↓ 335Oma#941 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 324Iola#824 → #1,148
  3. ↓ 324Artie#994 → #1,318
  4. ↓ 303Eartha#954 → #1,257
  5. ↓ 301Willia#830 → #1,131

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

boys

1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 180,447 of them was named Terrie, which outranked 36.9% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Terrie
  1. #2,403Worley10
  2. #2,403Yong10
  3. #2,403Ysmael10
  4. #2,534Terrie9
  5. #2,534Adron9
  6. #2,534Alejo9
  7. #2,534Alf9
  8. #2,690Aime8
  9. #2,690Alain8
  10. #2,690Alanson8

Tied with 155 names at #2,534; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 584Zachary#1,536 → #952
  2. ↑ 514Patric#1,494 → #980
  3. ↑ 385Kris#1,296 → #911
  4. ↑ 385Rich#1,296 → #911
  5. ↑ 380Furman#1,270 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Layton#971 → #1,440
  2. ↓ 438Farris#971 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 394Delano#558 → #952
  4. ↓ 312Leopoldo#864 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 290Rosevelt#927 → #1,217

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

See the top 100 for 1946 →