Terrance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #1,564 for boys
Terrance is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,564th for boys in the US (109 babies).
What does Terrance mean?
Latin
A male given name from Latin, variant of Terence.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Terrance a girl's or a boy's name?
Terrance is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 109 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Terrance in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Terrance in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Terrance in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Terrance in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,564th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 109 about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 109 boys in the US were named Terrance, making it the 1,564th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 961st. Its busiest year was 1988, with 1,424 boys. It first appears in the records in 1895.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Terrance than any year since 1935.
Half of all the boys named Terrance in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Terrance in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | #1,564 |
| 2024 | 152 | #1,290 |
| 2023 | 155 | #1,248 |
| 2022 | 180 | #1,152 |
| 2021 | 203 | #1,054 |
| 2020 | 226 | #961 |
| 2019 | 230 | #939 |
| 2018 | 277 | #812 |
| 2017 | 307 | #763 |
| 2016 | 332 | #735 |
| 2015 | 377 | #673 |
| 2014 | 365 | #689 |
| 2013 | 409 | #613 |
| 2012 | 435 | #586 |
| 2011 | 429 | #585 |
| 2010 | 446 | #570 |
| 2009 | 562 | #485 |
| 2008 | 512 | #526 |
| 2007 | 569 | #473 |
| 2006 | 583 | #463 |
| 2005 | 562 | #454 |
| 2004 | 535 | #471 |
| 2003 | 552 | #457 |
| 2002 | 563 | #440 |
| 2001 | 580 | #423 |
| 2000 | 628 | #402 |
| 1999 | 688 | #376 |
| 1998 | 680 | #374 |
| 1997 | 713 | #355 |
| 1996 | 731 | #340 |
| 1995 | 840 | #315 |
| 1994 | 993 | #275 |
| 1993 | 1,058 | #273 |
| 1992 | 1,275 | #232 |
| 1991 | 1,346 | #221 |
| 1990 | 1,223 | #236 |
| 1989 | 1,361 | #208 |
| 1988 | 1,424 | #193 |
| 1987 | 1,133 | #216 |
| 1986 | 1,134 | #213 |
| 1985 | 1,188 | #203 |
| 1984 | 1,214 | #198 |
| 1983 | 1,194 | #197 |
| 1982 | 1,267 | #198 |
| 1981 | 1,276 | #195 |
| 1980 | 1,379 | #179 |
| 1979 | 1,346 | #179 |
| 1978 | 1,283 | #183 |
| 1977 | 1,237 | #192 |
| 1976 | 1,199 | #185 |
| 1975 | 1,179 | #191 |
| 1974 | 1,067 | #208 |
| 1973 | 1,187 | #191 |
| 1972 | 1,109 | #206 |
| 1971 | 1,100 | #212 |
| 1970 | 1,177 | #213 |
| 1969 | 982 | #232 |
| 1968 | 1,023 | #221 |
| 1967 | 989 | #222 |
| 1966 | 962 | #224 |
| 1965 | 946 | #240 |
| 1964 | 1,120 | #224 |
| 1963 | 809 | #270 |
| 1962 | 745 | #282 |
| 1961 | 758 | #281 |
| 1960 | 725 | #291 |
| 1959 | 827 | #275 |
| 1958 | 917 | #256 |
| 1957 | 1,039 | #238 |
| 1956 | 1,056 | #226 |
| 1955 | 1,142 | #213 |
| 1954 | 1,120 | #209 |
| 1953 | 966 | #217 |
| 1952 | 901 | #220 |
| 1951 | 912 | #215 |
| 1950 | 954 | #208 |
| 1949 | 829 | #222 |
| 1948 | 866 | #215 |
| 1947 | 791 | #230 |
| 1946 | 630 | #245 |
| 1945 | 459 | #282 |
| 1944 | 472 | #272 |
| 1943 | 462 | #284 |
| 1942 | 394 | #309 |
| 1941 | 300 | #333 |
| 1940 | 254 | #358 |
| 1939 | 254 | #348 |
| 1938 | 186 | #418 |
| 1937 | 147 | #458 |
| 1936 | 136 | #485 |
| 1935 | 102 | #573 |
| 1934 | 95 | #606 |
| 1933 | 56 | #824 |
| 1932 | 57 | #841 |
| 1931 | 42 | #1,031 |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,021 |
| 1929 | 34 | #1,195 |
| 1928 | 33 | #1,254 |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,041 |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,331 |
| 1925 | 28 | #1,390 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,839 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,588 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,545 |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,360 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,592 |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,385 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,072 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,754 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,697 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,183 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,650 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,091 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,526 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,420 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,078 |
Names like Terrance
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Toby, Reggie, Frankie, Ronnie, Tommy, Vincent, Patrick, Blake, Vinnie, Joey, Jamie, Michael
Names related to Terrance
Terence, Terrence, Torrance, Torrence, Terance, Tarrance, Tarrence, Tarence
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Terrance: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/terrance, updated 20 October 2026.