Terri Garber
There are approximately 5 people named Terri Garber living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Terri with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garber. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Terri
117K
Alive today
Named Garber
14K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 117K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 61
Top Census group: White (83.1%)
Estimated bearers: 14K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,883
Per 100K: 4.07
Top ancestry: White (92.7%)
First name trend
Terri: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Terri. The peak year was 1959 with 8,810 births. The average person named Terri today is 61 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Terri
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Terri, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 83.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Terri described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Terri at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.1% · 100,708
- Black or African American10.0% · 12,123
- Two or more races2.9% · 3,540
- Hispanic or Latino2.1% · 2,564
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 1,137
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,092
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Garber surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Garber, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Garber described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Garber at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.7% · 11,267
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 333
- Two or more races2.7% · 326
- Black or African American0.9% · 104
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 103
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 27
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Terri has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0342% of the US population, based on 117,321 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Terri right now.
The surname Garber appears at a rate of 4.07 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0041%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Terri Garber. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Terri Garber: questions and answers
How many people are named Terri Garber?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Terri Garber. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0342%) with the surname frequency (4.07 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Terri Garber?
We classify Terri Garber as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Terri a male or female name?
Terri is predominantly female. Out of 147,009 total SSA registrations, 0.6% were male and 99.4% were female. See the full Terri profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Terri Garber?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.