Teri
Girl · TAIR-ee · Greek
Teri is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “possibly harvester”. In 2025 it ranked 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Teri mean?
Greek: spelling of Terri; short form of Teresa or Theresa
“possibly harvester”
Pet form of Teresa or Theresa that became an independent name in the 20th century.
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Meaning borrowed from Terri. More on Wiktionary.
Is Teri a girl's or a boy's name?
Teri is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Teri in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 84 girls.
Half of all the girls named Teri in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Teri in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 2 | #7,494 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,374 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 25 | #1,077 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 26 | #962 |
| 2001 | 28 | #891 |
| 2000 | 34 | #755 |
| 1999 | 43 | #650 |
| 1998 | 70 | #478 |
| 1997 | 84 | #427 |
| 1996 | 59 | #507 |
How popular is Teri in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Teri, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1960, with 2,329 girls. It first appears in the records in 1920.
Half of all the girls named Teri in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1972, the years shaded on the chart below.
Teri in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4,549 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 41 | #3,733 |
| 2005 | 38 | #3,805 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 46 | #3,183 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,972 |
| 2001 | 73 | #2,207 |
| 2000 | 69 | #2,254 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,937 |
| 1998 | 78 | #1,937 |
| 1997 | 85 | #1,764 |
| 1996 | 102 | #1,549 |
| 1995 | 103 | #1,510 |
| 1994 | 118 | #1,386 |
| 1993 | 136 | #1,256 |
| 1992 | 175 | #1,048 |
| 1991 | 170 | #1,062 |
| 1990 | 235 | #835 |
| 1989 | 234 | #811 |
| 1988 | 268 | #708 |
| 1987 | 326 | #599 |
| 1986 | 360 | #558 |
| 1985 | 372 | #536 |
| 1984 | 448 | #467 |
| 1983 | 434 | #465 |
| 1982 | 465 | #459 |
| 1981 | 544 | #407 |
| 1980 | 500 | #433 |
| 1979 | 482 | #430 |
| 1978 | 587 | #362 |
| 1977 | 630 | #350 |
| 1976 | 662 | #335 |
| 1975 | 723 | #314 |
| 1974 | 777 | #303 |
| 1973 | 794 | #296 |
| 1972 | 1,002 | #263 |
| 1971 | 1,110 | #264 |
| 1970 | 1,075 | #274 |
| 1969 | 1,153 | #254 |
| 1968 | 1,243 | #232 |
| 1967 | 1,303 | #226 |
| 1966 | 1,308 | #231 |
| 1965 | 1,460 | #223 |
| 1964 | 1,713 | #208 |
| 1963 | 1,937 | #192 |
| 1962 | 2,075 | #181 |
| 1961 | 2,242 | #173 |
| 1960 | 2,329 | #171 |
| 1959 | 2,156 | #178 |
| 1958 | 1,882 | #188 |
| 1957 | 1,719 | #201 |
| 1956 | 1,601 | #203 |
| 1955 | 1,372 | #218 |
| 1954 | 936 | #276 |
| 1953 | 727 | #305 |
| 1952 | 630 | #324 |
| 1951 | 441 | #388 |
| 1950 | 370 | #415 |
| 1949 | 313 | #450 |
| 1948 | 298 | #463 |
| 1947 | 280 | #489 |
| 1946 | 206 | #549 |
| 1945 | 239 | #464 |
| 1944 | 121 | #677 |
| 1943 | 62 | #1,006 |
| 1942 | 52 | #1,091 |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,549 |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,684 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,154 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
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