Terrance
A respelling of Terence, which goes back to the Roman family name Terentius. The clan name's own meaning is not known, though it was carried by the playwright Publius Terentius Afer.
Terrance in 2025
Terrance was given to 109 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,354th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 30,416 babies born.
The history of Terrance
Terrance reached its highest point in 1988, when 1,440 babies were given the name, ranking 383rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 373rd, in 1980.
Across the 131 years of records since 1895, 70,921 babies have been named Terrance. Half of them were born before 1977, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Terrance by decade
| Decade | Babies named Terrance | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,766 |
| 1910s | 127 | 2,823 |
| 1920s | 289 | 2,107 |
| 1930s | 1,120 | 765 |
| 1940s | 5,512 | 468 |
| 1950s | 9,982 | 446 |
| 1960s | 9,216 | 473 |
| 1970s | 12,090 | 378 |
| 1980s | 12,713 | 373 |
| 1990s | 9,589 | 443 |
| 2000s | 5,646 | 848 |
| 2010s | 3,607 | 1,225 |
| 2020s | 1,025 | 2,016 |
Where Terrance is heading
Terrance has fallen 71% over the past decade, from 377 babies in 2015 to 109 in 2025.
Names like Terrance
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Terrance.