How Many People Are Named Terrie?
An estimated 15,300 people in the United States have the first name Terrie. It is predominantly female (98.3%). The average bearer is 63 years old, and Terrie peaked in popularity in 1961 with 1,133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terrie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Terrie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Terrie is overwhelmingly female, 338 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
15,300
About 1 in 22,402 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
98.3% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1961
1,133 births
Total Registered
20,066
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terrie
Terrie is predominantly female (98.3%), though 338 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Terrie as a male name
Ranked #9,524 in 1998
6 male births in 1998
Peak: 1961 (19 births)
Terrie as a female name
Ranked #17,516 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1961 (1,114 births)
Terrie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terrie span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 7,582 babies were registered. Terrie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terrie by Decade
How has Terrie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Terrie by State
Birth registrations for Terrie span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Wyoming, Nevada. On average, about 364 Terries were registered per state.
Terrie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terrie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terrie
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Terrie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terrie?
We estimate approximately 15,300 people named Terrie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 22,402 Americans share this first name.
Is Terrie a common name?
Terrie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,066 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terrie most popular?
Terrie reached peak popularity in 1961, when 1,133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terrie is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terrie a female name?
Terrie is predominantly female. 98.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terrie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terrie Smith, Terrie Johnson, Terrie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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