first name
TERRI
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 121,174 people named Terri, 83.1% reported their origin as White, 10% as Black and 2.9% 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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Terri peaked in 1959, when 8,810 babies got the name.
At least 147,027 babies have been given the name since 1922. 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.
Terri by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #119. The largest share of babies named Terri, 61.6%, 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 Terri is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Terri has been most common in Wyoming (1.7×), Montana (1.6×), and Kansas (1.6×), and least common in Rhode Island (0.38×).
143,457 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 Terri
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Terri, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Terri ranks #102,982 of 156,621, with 186 people. See Terri as a last name
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