Recorded 1947–1989 Girls' name Peak 1962 355 births

Terie — girls' name

355 babies named Terie in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s1251960s1461970s461980s26
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Terie was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

27 babies were named Terie in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terie

The Social Security Administration has registered 355 babies named Terie between 1947 and 1989, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Terie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Terie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Terie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 355 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Terie at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

355

Since 1947

43 years of records

Peak year

1962

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1947

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1989

Terie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1947

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1962)
27
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
051015202530 198919781972196619621958195419501947 6

Terie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
146 births that decade — 41% of Terie's all-time total
1940s121950s1251960s1461970s461980s26

Terie by state

Where Terie concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Terie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.4%
California share of Terie's total US births 1.4%

5 of 355 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terie?
355 babies have been named Terie since 1947. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1962 with 27 births.
When was Terie most popular?
Terie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Terie most popular?
The top states for the name Terie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Terie been used?
Terie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 43 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Terie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teresa, Terri, Terry, Teri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.