Terri
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAIR-ee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #6,115 for girls
Terri is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “possibly harvester”. In 2025 it ranked 6,115th for girls in the US (19 babies).
What does Terri mean?
Greek: short form of Teresa or Theresa
“possibly harvester”
Pet form of Teresa or Theresa that became an independent name in the 20th century.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Terri a girl's or a boy's name?
Terri is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Terri in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 154 girls.
Half of all the girls named Terri 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.
Terri in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 31 | #1,026 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,215 |
| 2004 | 32 | #910 |
| 2003 | 38 | #766 |
| 2002 | 34 | #803 |
| 2001 | 60 | #534 |
| 2000 | 57 | #547 |
| 1999 | 63 | #511 |
| 1998 | 74 | #456 |
| 1997 | 109 | #349 |
| 1996 | 154 | #269 |
How popular is Terri in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,115among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 85,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the US were named Terri, making it the 6,115th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,399th. Its busiest year was 1959, with 8,783 girls. It first appears in the records in 1922.
2025 had fewer girls named Terri than any year since 1937.
Half of all the girls named Terri in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1968, the years shaded on the chart below.
Terri in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #6,115 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4,409 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3,399 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4,071 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3,478 |
| 2016 | 40 | #3,777 |
| 2015 | 42 | #3,649 |
| 2014 | 51 | #3,182 |
| 2013 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3,212 |
| 2011 | 44 | #3,549 |
| 2010 | 50 | #3,255 |
| 2009 | 50 | #3,297 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,802 |
| 2007 | 80 | #2,368 |
| 2006 | 88 | #2,186 |
| 2005 | 90 | #2,072 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,941 |
| 2003 | 131 | #1,485 |
| 2002 | 144 | #1,344 |
| 2001 | 129 | #1,457 |
| 2000 | 136 | #1,367 |
| 1999 | 178 | #1,112 |
| 1998 | 176 | #1,093 |
| 1997 | 200 | #975 |
| 1996 | 229 | #865 |
| 1995 | 214 | #883 |
| 1994 | 256 | #794 |
| 1993 | 278 | #745 |
| 1992 | 305 | #707 |
| 1991 | 369 | #611 |
| 1990 | 426 | #553 |
| 1989 | 438 | #529 |
| 1988 | 480 | #472 |
| 1987 | 541 | #412 |
| 1986 | 630 | #372 |
| 1985 | 711 | #333 |
| 1984 | 796 | #298 |
| 1983 | 906 | #267 |
| 1982 | 1,090 | #234 |
| 1981 | 1,066 | #234 |
| 1980 | 1,068 | #242 |
| 1979 | 1,128 | #231 |
| 1978 | 1,116 | #222 |
| 1977 | 1,389 | #192 |
| 1976 | 1,388 | #184 |
| 1975 | 1,601 | #165 |
| 1974 | 1,826 | #151 |
| 1973 | 2,089 | #136 |
| 1972 | 2,495 | #124 |
| 1971 | 3,166 | #115 |
| 1970 | 3,402 | #113 |
| 1969 | 3,903 | #93 |
| 1968 | 4,267 | #83 |
| 1967 | 4,523 | #77 |
| 1966 | 4,921 | #72 |
| 1965 | 5,373 | #69 |
| 1964 | 7,144 | #62 |
| 1963 | 7,704 | #58 |
| 1962 | 8,433 | #54 |
| 1961 | 8,730 | #51 |
| 1960 | 8,743 | #49 |
| 1959 | 8,783 | #46 |
| 1958 | 8,184 | #51 |
| 1957 | 6,972 | #68 |
| 1956 | 5,744 | #81 |
| 1955 | 5,153 | #85 |
| 1954 | 4,130 | #100 |
| 1953 | 2,725 | #130 |
| 1952 | 2,071 | #158 |
| 1951 | 1,563 | #185 |
| 1950 | 1,106 | #228 |
| 1949 | 938 | #246 |
| 1948 | 849 | #259 |
| 1947 | 780 | #274 |
| 1946 | 510 | #330 |
| 1945 | 389 | #350 |
| 1944 | 242 | #461 |
| 1943 | 189 | #545 |
| 1942 | 143 | #628 |
| 1941 | 62 | #934 |
| 1940 | 51 | #997 |
| 1939 | 41 | #1,132 |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,382 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,784 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,950 |
| 1935 | 16 | #2,005 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,288 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,906 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,551 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
Names like Terri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Heidi Robyn Erin Joni Penny Tara Molly Nicole Michelle Amber Melissa
Names related to Terri
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Terri: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/terri, updated 20 October 2026.