The first name Terri

Terri last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 136 births (#273).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Terri with other names.

In 2025, 19 girls born in the United States were named Terri, the 6,303rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 8,783 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Terri Lyne Carrington
  American drummer (born 1965)
• Terri Sewell
  American politician (born 1965)
• Terri Irwin
  American-Australian zoologist, conservationist and television host, born 1964
• Terri Clark
  Canadian country musician, born 1968
• Terri Runnels
  American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, television host, and model, born 1966
• Terrie Hawkes
  Canadian actress, born 1957
• Terri Tatchell
  Canadian screenwriter (born 1978)
• Terri Attwood
  British bioinformatician, born 1959
• Terri Conn
  Actress, born 1975
• Terri Stickles
  American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, former world record-holder, born 1946
• Terri Garber
  American actress, born 1960
• Terri Minsky
  American television producer and writer, born 1901

How popular is the name Terri?

In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Terri, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 1996, with 136 births.

Is Terri a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 147,027 US babies named Terri since 1880 were girls.

When was Terri most popular?

1959 in the United States, when 8,783 babies were named Terri, its highest rank at 46th.

What name is Terri a form of?

Terri is a form of Terry.