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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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
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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—
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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 1980

  • 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: #438 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,982 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #304 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,242 girlsMNIllinois: #325 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,089 girlsILWisconsin: #305 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,249 girlsWIMichigan: #348 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsMINew York: #558 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,161 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedRIOregon: #468 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,460 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedSDIowa: #268 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,673 girlsIAIndiana: #374 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,846 girlsINOhio: #356 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,820 girlsOHPennsylvania: #652 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,896 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #506 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 3,277 girlsCAUtah: #244 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsUTColorado: #385 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsCONebraska: #265 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsNEMissouri: #290 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,966 girlsMOKentucky: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #642 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,963 girlsVAMaryland: #451 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,365 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedDEArizona: #436 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,410 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNMKansas: #289 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,680 girlsKSArkansas: #333 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,930 girlsARTennessee: #245 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,157 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #320 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,930 girlsOKLouisiana: #620 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,387 girlsLAMississippi: #374 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,053 girlsMSAlabama: #261 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsALGeorgia: #367 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,352 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedHITexas: #514 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,526 girlsTXFlorida: #538 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,970 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#244 · 1 in 1,266
  2. Tennessee#245 · 1 in 1,496
  3. Alabama#261 · 1 in 1,533
  4. Nebraska#265 · 1 in 1,538
  5. Iowa#268 · 1 in 1,673

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#244131 in 1,266
Tennessee#245191 in 1,496
Alabama#261151 in 1,533
Nebraska#26571 in 1,538
Iowa#268121 in 1,673
Kansas#28991 in 1,680
Missouri#290171 in 1,966
Minnesota#304131 in 2,242
Wisconsin#305141 in 2,249
Oklahoma#320101 in 1,930
Illinois#325371 in 2,089
Arkansas#33371 in 1,930
Michigan#348231 in 2,621
Ohio#356261 in 2,820
Georgia#367151 in 2,352
Indiana#374131 in 2,846
Mississippi#37481 in 2,053
Colorado#38581 in 2,462
Kentucky#42471 in 3,552
Arizona#43681 in 2,410
Washington#43891 in 2,982
Maryland#45161 in 3,365
Oregon#46851 in 3,460
California#506531 in 3,277
North Carolina#51381 in 4,157
Texas#514341 in 3,526
Florida#538131 in 3,970
New York#558241 in 4,161
Louisiana#62071 in 4,387
Virginia#64251 in 5,963
Pennsylvania#652101 in 6,896
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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 1980

girls
#433
500 births · 1 in 3,321 girls
boys
#4,940
7 births · 1 in 254,850 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #433Teri500

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #4,940Teri7
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 3,321 of them was named Teri, which outranked 96.4% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #430Josephine502
  2. #430Lorraine502
  3. #430Tania502
  4. #433Teri500
  5. #434Lena499
  6. #435Isabel496
  7. #436Blanca493
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 254,850 of them was named Teri, which outranked 32.3% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #4,495Zebulin8
  2. #4,495Zeeshan8
  3. #4,495Zeyad8
  4. #4,940Teri7
  5. #4,940Aamir7
  6. #4,940Aaren7
  7. #4,940Abasi7
  8. #5,525Aarion6
  9. #5,525Abdallah6
  10. #5,525Abdias6

Tied with 584 names at #4,940; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →