Terance
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- Boy
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- Origin
- Latin
Terance is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Terance mean?
Latin: spelling of Terence, from the Roman family name Terentius
Terence was a Roman comic playwright of the 2nd century BC, born in North Africa.
Is Terance a girl's or a boy's name?
Terance is a boys' name.
How popular is Terance in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 76 boys. It first appears in the records in 1938.
Half of all the boys named Terance in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Terance in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,110 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,135 |
| 1994 | 45 | #1,863 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,745 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,276 |
| 1990 | 63 | #1,404 |
| 1989 | 65 | #1,357 |
| 1988 | 72 | #1,186 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,270 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,285 |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,267 |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,173 |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,222 |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,178 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,259 |
| 1980 | 60 | #1,176 |
| 1979 | 47 | #1,352 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,066 |
| 1977 | 60 | #1,121 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,238 |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,322 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,182 |
| 1973 | 56 | #1,082 |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,391 |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,127 |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,192 |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,152 |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,119 |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,030 |
| 1966 | 60 | #938 |
| 1965 | 59 | #957 |
| 1964 | 61 | #973 |
| 1963 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,258 |
| 1961 | 44 | #1,195 |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,151 |
| 1959 | 43 | #1,181 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,276 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1956 | 45 | #1,128 |
| 1955 | 40 | #1,180 |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,185 |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,260 |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,429 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,433 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,336 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,655 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,849 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,041 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
Nicknames for Terance
- Terry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Terance
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Patrick Andre Terrance Terrence Jose Jorge Justin Timothy Jamie Marcus Dante Mark
Names related to Terance
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, “Terance: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/terance, updated 20 October 2026.