first name
TERI
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 38,647 people named Teri, 86.5% reported their origin as White, 5% as Black and 3.1% as two or more races. 99.4% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Teri peaked in 1960, when 2,339 babies got the name.
At least 44,171 babies have been given the name since 1920. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Teri by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #375. The largest share of babies named Teri, 52.8%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Teri is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Teri has been most common in Montana (2.6×), Utah (2.3×), and Nebraska (2.2×), and least common in Massachusetts (0.31×).
41,303 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Teri
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Teri, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Teri ranks #112,515 of 156,621, with 166 people. See Teri as a last name
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