Terrie
Terrie is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following:Terrie Hall (1960–2013), American anti-smoking and anti-tobacco advocate Terrie Huntington, American politician Terrie Miller, American-born Norwegian swimmer Terrie Moffitt, German-born American clinical psychologist Terrie Pickerill, American political strategist Terrie Suit, French-born American politician Terrie…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Terrie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Terrie is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following:Terrie Hall (1960–2013), American anti-smoking and anti-tobacco advocate Terrie Huntington, American politician Terrie Miller, American-born Norwegian swimmer Terrie Moffitt, German-born American clinical psychologist Terrie Pickerill, American political strategist Terrie Suit, French-born American politician Terrie…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Terrie
American parents first put Terrie on the record books as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 1,114 Terries were born — ranking #274 that year. About 38% of every Terrie on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Terrie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Terrie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Terrie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Terrie
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About the name Terrie
Terrie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Terrie's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #274. Use the chart and map above to compare Terrie'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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