Girls' name · since 1947
Terie
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.
- #14,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 355
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Terie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 355 have been recorded since 1947.
Terie has 355 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1989.
- #14,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 355 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terie ranks #14,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 355 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 355
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Terie's 355 recorded births place it above 79.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Terie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Terie's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Terie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1989
- Peak year (1962)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Terie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (146 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Terie's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Terie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
125 births
- 1960s
1960s
146 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 146 births (41% of all-time use).
Terie by state
Where Terie concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 355 births nationwide.
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What to do with Terie's data
- Terie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teries (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Terie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.