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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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
2020
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
1936
1935#3,1568
1934
1933#2,8689
1932#4,4115
1931#3,8486
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1927#4,8055
1926#4,8515
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1920#3,9577
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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 1984

  • 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: #356 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,238 girlsWAIdaho: #240 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #366 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,186 girlsMNIllinois: #534 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,272 girlsILWisconsin: #233 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsWIMichigan: #309 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,168 girlsMINew York: #880 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,697 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #253 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsIAIndiana: #296 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsINOhio: #357 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,882 girlsOHPennsylvania: #501 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,860 girlsPANew Jersey: #690 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,522 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #617 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 4,698 girlsCAUtah: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,133 girlsUTColorado: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsCONebraska: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsNEMissouri: #305 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #433 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,485 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedDEArizona: #589 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,221 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedNMKansas: #422 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,056 girlsKSArkansas: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsARTennessee: #289 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #414 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,409 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #303 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsOKLouisiana: #314 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #445 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,077 girlsALGeorgia: #514 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,966 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Teri, so not publishedHITexas: #542 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,952 girlsTXFlorida: #420 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,937 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#233 · 1 in 1,612
  2. Idaho#240 · 1 in 1,217
  3. Nebraska#248 · 1 in 1,487
  4. Iowa#253 · 1 in 1,616
  5. Tennessee#289 · 1 in 1,960

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#233191 in 1,612
Idaho#24051 in 1,217
Nebraska#24871 in 1,487
Iowa#253111 in 1,616
Tennessee#289141 in 1,960
Indiana#296161 in 2,081
Oklahoma#303111 in 1,879
Missouri#305141 in 2,240
Michigan#309261 in 2,168
Louisiana#314161 in 1,922
Washington#356121 in 2,238
Ohio#357241 in 2,882
Utah#35871 in 2,133
Minnesota#36691 in 3,186
Colorado#37391 in 2,404
Arkansas#38851 in 2,555
North Carolina#414101 in 3,409
Florida#420211 in 2,937
Kansas#42251 in 3,056
Virginia#43391 in 3,485
Alabama#44571 in 3,077
Pennsylvania#501141 in 4,860
Georgia#51491 in 3,966
Illinois#534171 in 4,272
Texas#542331 in 3,952
Arizona#58951 in 4,221
California#617411 in 4,698
New Jersey#69061 in 6,522
New York#880121 in 8,697
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Connecticut
Delaware
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Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1984

girls
#467
448 births · 1 in 3,759 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #467Teri448
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 3,759 of them was named Teri, which outranked 96.2% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Teri
  1. #464Joann451
  2. #465Dianna449
  3. #465Kaitlyn449
  4. #467Teri448
  5. #468Jayme446
  6. #469Ashlie443
  7. #470Noelle441
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. 8,259Santana#9,015#756
  2. 2,419Tasia#3,151#732
  3. 2,198Teela#3,065#867
  4. 1,074Grisel#1,858#784
  5. 894Kaylee#1,715#821
Fallers
  1. 1,856Dwan#874#2,730
  2. 720Toccara#937#1,657
  3. 713Kaleena#547#1,260
  4. 303Karie#1,000#1,303
  5. 300Karyn#820#1,120

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

See the top 100 for 1984