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Terri

/ˈtɛɹi/ · 99% girls · 19 born in 2025

Terri has been given to about 147,027 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɛɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 132,007
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Terri per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 8,810
  • Born in 202519
  • All time147,027

How popular is Terri?

Its best year was 1959, when 8,810 babies were given the name, ranking 46th. The typical living American called Terri is about 64 years old today.

Names that sound like Terri

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Teri0.96
  2. Kerri0.82
  3. Jerri0.82
  4. Terry0.79
  5. Gerri0.82
  6. Keri0.78
  7. Jeri0.78
  8. Geri0.78

Middle names for Terri

Ranked by flow score
  1. Terri Catherine0.84
  2. Terri Josephine0.84
  3. Terri Rose0.83
  4. Terri Marie0.83
  5. Terri Grace0.83
  6. Terri Jane0.83

Sibling names for Terri

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.97
  2. Pennysister · 0.95
  3. Robinsister · 0.95
  4. Reginasister · 0.92
  5. Jaybrother · 0.92
  6. Deanbrother · 0.88

Where Terri is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Terri Reyes0.78
    2. Terri Nguyen0.78
    3. Terri Moore0.78
    4. Terri Lee0.78
    5. Terri Hall0.78
    6. Terri Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Terri

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.