Teri
Teri is a given name directly from Teresa. Notable people with the name include:Teri Ann Linn, American actress and singer Teri Anulewicz, American politician Teri Austin, Canadian actress Teri Byrne, American fitness competitor Teri Clemens, retired American volleyball coach Teri Copley, American actress Teri DeSario, American singer and songwriter Teri Garr (1944–2024), American actress Teri…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Teri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teri is a given name directly from Teresa. Notable people with the name include:Teri Ann Linn, American actress and singer Teri Anulewicz, American politician Teri Austin, Canadian actress Teri Byrne, American fitness competitor Teri Clemens, retired American volleyball coach Teri Copley, American actress Teri DeSario, American singer and songwriter Teri Garr (1944–2024), American actress Teri…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Teri
American parents first put Teri on the record books as a baby girl name in 1920, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 2,330 Teris were born — ranking #171 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Teris. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 44K Teris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Teri
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Teri. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Teri
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About the name Teri
Teri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 44K births in the dataset. Teri's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #171. Use the chart and map above to compare Teri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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