Terri

A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning smooth, polished; a form of Theresa.

Babies a year
43
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Terri by the numbers

Terri was given to 43 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 8,784 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Theresa

Like Terri, each of these traces back to Theresa: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Tessaharvester; a form of Theresa1,283 in the US (2017)
  • Theresato harvest, summer; the reaper219 in the US (2017)
  • Tessharvester; diminutive of Theresa201 in the US (2017)
  • Tessieharvester; a diminutive of Theresa4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tresathe harvester; a form of Theresa6 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Terri. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Terireaper or harvester; a form of Theresa12 in the US (2017)
  • Torri26 in the US (2017)
  • Terris7 in the US (2017)
  • Tierraearth, land32 in the US (2017)
  • Terranof the earth or relating to land23 in the US (2017)
  • Terrillhard power; strong ruler15 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Terri

Names that are said the same way as Terri, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Terryof the Tarquins; smooth363 in the US (2017)
  • Terriesmooth; polished; a form of terrence or theresa

Names about as common as Terri

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