Is Teri a boy or girl name?
Teri was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 44,164 US babies named Teri were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,984
- Babies named Teri since 1920
- 44,164
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 2,340 babies
Boys and girls named Teri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 1940s | 7 | 1,617 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 65 | 11,834 | 99.5% |
| 1960s | 59 | 16,763 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 51 | 7,842 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 32 | 3,951 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,283 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 426 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,984 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,998 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,446 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,229 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,725 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,894 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,296 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,784 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,397 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,608 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,880 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,400 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,485 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,653 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,638 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,688 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,788 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,867 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,085 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,228 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,233 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,275 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,959 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,955 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,781 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,563 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,521 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,392 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,263 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,052 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,070 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 235 | #840 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 234 | #814 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,165 | 268 | #708 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 326 | #599 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 360 | #558 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,482 | 372 | #536 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 448 | #467 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 434 | #467 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,564 | 465 | #459 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,429 | 544 | #407 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,465 | 500 | #433 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 482 | #432 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,524 | 587 | #363 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 630 | #351 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,693 | 662 | #335 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,749 | 723 | #316 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,924 | 777 | #303 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 794 | #296 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,322 | 1,002 | #264 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,580 | 1,110 | #264 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,677 | 1,075 | #274 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,153 | #254 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,340 | 1,243 | #232 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,925 | 1,303 | #227 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,308 | #231 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,460 | #223 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,570 | 1,713 | #208 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,618 | 1,937 | #192 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,830 | 2,075 | #181 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,693 | 2,241 | #173 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,854 | 2,330 | #171 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,648 | 2,156 | #178 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,897 | 1,882 | #188 |
| 1957 | 9 | #3,001 | 1,719 | #201 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,943 | 1,601 | #203 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,969 | 1,372 | #218 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 936 | #276 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,122 | 727 | #306 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,209 | 630 | #324 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 441 | #390 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 370 | #417 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 313 | #453 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,295 | 298 | #464 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 280 | #490 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 206 | #550 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 239 | #465 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 121 | #680 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,018 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,099 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,799 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,727 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,428 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,857 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,396 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,093 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,017 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,290 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,532 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,538 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,347 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Teri reached #1,969 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #171 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Teri
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.