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Terrilee
How to Pronounce Terrilee
Pronounced TER-ee-lee /ˈtɛr.i.liː/Medium
Meaning: Terrilee joins Terri, a friendly short form of Teresa, with Lee, from the Old English leah, 'meadow' or 'clearing.' Teresa's own meaning is uncertain, often linked to 'harvest' or the Greek island Therasia, while Lee brings a bright open-country sense. The blend is a classic mid-twentieth century run-together double name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Terrilee is a product of the nineteen-fifties fashion for tacking Lee onto a casual first name. Terri carries the sense of Teresa, and Lee adds 'meadow' or 'clearing,' so the name reads as sunny and countryish. We treat it as that genuine compound rather than a single-root name.
Terrilee crested in tiny numbers around the mid-nineteen-fifties and faded by the seventies, a time when such -lee blends were briefly in vogue. A girl named Terrilee then would be about seventy today, making it a grandmother-era compound.
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What does the name Terrilee mean?
It joins Terri, a short form of Teresa, with Lee, from Old English for 'meadow' or 'clearing.'
How do you pronounce Terrilee?
It is said TER-ee-lee /ˈtɛr.i.liː/ - three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Terrilee a boy or girl name?
Terrilee is used as a girls' name.
How popular is Terrilee?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year even at its peak in the mid-nineteen-fifties, and never common.