Is Terri a boy or girl name?
Terri is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 0 boys were named Terri, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 147,009 US babies named Terri were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,117
- Babies named Terri since 1922
- 147,009
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 8,810 babies
Boys and girls named Terri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
| 1940s | 24 | 4,153 | 99.4% |
| 1950s | 173 | 46,431 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 292 | 63,738 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 221 | 19,603 | 98.9% |
| 1980s | 113 | 7,727 | 98.6% |
| 1990s | 64 | 2,631 | 97.6% |
| 2000s | 27 | 1,008 | 97.4% |
| 2010s | 0 | 430 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,133 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,459 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,497 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,442 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,349 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,546 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,846 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,696 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,223 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,263 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,598 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,301 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,357 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,383 | 64 | #2,828 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,390 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,166 | 90 | #2,087 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,959 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,495 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,482 | 144 | #1,350 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,419 | 129 | #1,466 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,378 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,120 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,098 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,210 | 200 | #981 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,383 | 229 | #868 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,921 | 214 | #888 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,915 | 256 | #796 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,762 | 278 | #748 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,634 | 305 | #709 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 369 | #613 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,295 | 426 | #554 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,130 | 438 | #530 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,139 | 480 | #476 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,408 | 541 | #412 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,100 | 630 | #372 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,577 | 711 | #334 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,437 | 796 | #299 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,851 | 906 | #267 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,936 | 1,091 | #234 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,196 | 1,066 | #234 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,100 | 1,068 | #242 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,765 | 1,128 | #231 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,380 | 1,116 | #222 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,652 | 1,390 | #192 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,237 | 1,388 | #184 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,356 | 1,601 | #165 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,121 | 1,828 | #151 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,585 | 2,088 | #137 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,961 | 2,496 | #124 |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,703 | 3,166 | #115 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,491 | 3,402 | #113 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,970 | 3,902 | #93 |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,475 | 4,267 | #83 |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,606 | 4,523 | #77 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,258 | 4,920 | #72 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,668 | 5,375 | #69 |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,232 | 7,142 | #62 |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,318 | 7,705 | #58 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,621 | 8,432 | #54 |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,516 | 8,730 | #51 |
| 1960 | 30 | #1,481 | 8,742 | #49 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,553 | 8,783 | #46 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,342 | 8,184 | #51 |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,451 | 6,972 | #68 |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,566 | 5,744 | #81 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,970 | 5,153 | #85 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,580 | 4,130 | #100 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,175 | 2,725 | #130 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 2,071 | #158 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,332 | 1,563 | #185 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,288 | 1,106 | #228 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,996 | 938 | #246 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,627 | 849 | #260 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,214 | 780 | #274 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,968 | 510 | #330 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 389 | #351 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 242 | #463 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 189 | #549 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 143 | #630 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 62 | #940 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,008 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,148 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,411 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,842 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,019 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,086 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,415 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,967 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,478 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,460 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,628 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,415 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,683 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,995 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,809 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,702 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Terri reached #1,232 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #46 in 1959. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Terri
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.