Tarence
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAIR-ens
- Origin
- Latin
Tarence is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tarence mean?
Latin: spelling of Tarrence, itself a variant of Terrance, from Latin Terentius
Variant of Terrance or Terence, from the Roman family name Terentius, as in the playwright Terence.
Meaning borrowed from Tarrence.
Is Tarence a girl's or a boy's name?
Tarence is a boys' name.
How popular is Tarence in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Tarence in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tarence in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,356 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
Names like Tarence
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jesse, Jermaine, Justin, Terrance, Marcus, Jose, Terrence, Dante, Taylor, Tyler, Jorge, Adam
Names related to Tarence
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tarence: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tarence, updated 20 October 2026.