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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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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2019#15,5395—
2018#15,6825—
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2016#16,2155—
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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—
1937#1,91417—
1936#1,87317—
1935#1,84518—
1934#3,4497—
1933#3,7536—
1932#3,9016—
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1930#2,84510—
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1928#3,4368—
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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 1953

  • 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: #215 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,306 girlsWAIdaho: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #258 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsMNIllinois: #295 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,698 girlsILWisconsin: #365 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,988 girlsWIMichigan: #302 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,862 girlsMINew York: #498 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 6,689 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #130 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 615 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: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,010 girlsIAIndiana: #282 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,765 girlsINOhio: #294 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,678 girlsOHPennsylvania: #429 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,151 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #293 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 2,170 girlsCAUtah: #190 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 892 girlsUTColorado: #236 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #293 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,794 girlsMOKentucky: #441 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,483 girlsKYWest Virginia: #295 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,602 girlsWVVirginia: #354 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,594 girlsVAMaryland: #432 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,366 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #285 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,593 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #311 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,675 girlsKSArkansas: #403 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,887 girlsARTennessee: #280 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,363 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #330 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,017 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #359 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,206 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsOKLouisiana: #605 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,409 girlsLAMississippi: #461 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,643 girlsMSAlabama: #361 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,304 girlsALGeorgia: #380 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,429 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Terrie, so not publishedHITexas: #436 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,821 girlsTXFlorida: #471 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,104 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#130 · 1 in 615
  2. Utah#190 · 1 in 892
  3. Washington#215 · 1 in 1,306
  4. Idaho#230 · 1 in 1,257
  5. Colorado#236 · 1 in 1,392

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#130271 in 615
Utah#190111 in 892
Washington#215211 in 1,306
Idaho#23051 in 1,257
Colorado#236121 in 1,392
Minnesota#258151 in 2,359
Tennessee#280161 in 2,363
Indiana#282171 in 2,765
Arizona#28571 in 1,593
California#293641 in 2,170
Missouri#293151 in 2,794
Ohio#294361 in 2,678
Illinois#295351 in 2,698
West Virginia#29581 in 2,602
Michigan#302291 in 2,862
Kansas#31181 in 2,675
North Carolina#330171 in 3,017
Oklahoma#33081 in 2,755
Virginia#354111 in 3,594
Iowa#35571 in 4,010
South Carolina#35991 in 3,206
Alabama#361111 in 3,304
Wisconsin#36581 in 4,988
Georgia#380131 in 3,429
Arkansas#40351 in 3,887
Pennsylvania#429181 in 6,151
Maryland#43251 in 5,366
Texas#436291 in 3,821
Kentucky#44161 in 5,483
Mississippi#46161 in 4,643
Florida#47171 in 5,104
New York#498231 in 6,689
Louisiana#60551 in 7,409
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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 1953

girls
#364
543 births · 1 in 3,465 girls
boys
#2,709
9 births · 1 in 219,144 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #364Terrie543

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #2,709Terrie9
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 3,465 of them was named Terrie, which outranked 94.4% 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).

Ranked beside Terrie
  1. #361Alberta551
  2. #362Daisy550
  3. #362Della550
  4. #364Terrie543
  5. #365Glenna539
  6. #366Penelope537
  7. #367Laverne536
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 219,144 of them was named Terrie, which outranked 37.6% 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).

Ranked beside Terrie
  1. #2,531Zachery10
  2. #2,531Zannie10
  3. #2,531Zeno10
  4. #2,709Terrie9
  5. #2,709Abie9
  6. #2,709Albaro9
  7. #2,709Alcide9
  8. #2,905Abron8
  9. #2,905Alban8
  10. #2,905Alejo8

Tied with 195 names at #2,709; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,276Faron#2,251 → #975
  2. ↑ 694Shane#1,213 → #519
  3. ↑ 528Enrico#1,517 → #989
  4. ↑ 441Blaise#1,430 → #989
  5. ↑ 429Robbin#1,268 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Durwood#981 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 392Jonnie#939 → #1,331
  3. ↓ 312Elvis#968 → #1,280
  4. ↓ 293Edsel#968 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 292Beverly#766 → #1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →