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How popular is the name Terri?
Births per year, rank history and how many Terris are alive today.
Terri (female) is a shortened form of the name Teresa. Terri itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2023; most Terris are registered as Teresa, which ranked 1362nd in 2025 with 23 babies.
Most people called Terri are registered as Teresa, and share that name's profile: the Teresa you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Teresas born in England and Wales are between 49 and 73, and there are at least 28,000 of them alive today. Only some Teresas go by Terri.
How many babies are named Terri or Teresa each year?
Combined registrations of Teresa, Theresa, Terri. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Teresa rank as a registered name?
Where does Terri rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Terri short for Teresa?
Yes - Terri is a shortened form of Teresa. Terris are usually registered as Teresa at birth.
When was the name Terri most popular?
The full name Teresa peaked in 1964, when around 810 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Terri itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 136 babies.
How many people are called Terri?
There's no official count of people who go by Terri, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 28,000 people registered as Teresa born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Terri.
How old is the typical Terri?
Most people called Terri are registered as Teresa. Most living Teresas are between 49 and 73; the most common age is about 63.
Is Terri becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.