Terrence
Boy · Latin
Terrence is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,585th for boys in the US (107 babies).
What does Terrence mean?
Latin
A male given name from Latin, variant of Terence.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Terrence a girl's or a boy's name?
Terrence is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 107 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Terrence in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Terrence, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Terrence in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were given Terrence or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Terence 22
- Terrence 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Terrence in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Terrence in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,585among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 107about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 107 boys in the US were named Terrence, making it the 1,585th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,130th. Its busiest year was 1955, with 1,497 boys. It first appears in the records in 1886.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Terrence than any year since 1932.
Half of all the boys named Terrence in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 154 boys in the US were given Terrence or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,151, up from #1,585 for this spelling alone.
- Terrence 107
- Terence 47
Terrence in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | #1,585 |
| 2024 | 116 | #1,521 |
| 2023 | 134 | #1,385 |
| 2022 | 151 | #1,278 |
| 2021 | 148 | #1,280 |
| 2020 | 173 | #1,130 |
| 2019 | 184 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 217 | #954 |
| 2017 | 263 | #841 |
| 2016 | 272 | #834 |
| 2015 | 279 | #812 |
| 2014 | 329 | #728 |
| 2013 | 329 | #715 |
| 2012 | 340 | #695 |
| 2011 | 364 | #642 |
| 2010 | 426 | #588 |
| 2009 | 456 | #578 |
| 2008 | 420 | #598 |
| 2007 | 449 | #572 |
| 2006 | 467 | #542 |
| 2005 | 403 | #578 |
| 2004 | 354 | #603 |
| 2003 | 440 | #528 |
| 2002 | 397 | #560 |
| 2001 | 431 | #520 |
| 2000 | 480 | #486 |
| 1999 | 497 | #461 |
| 1998 | 491 | #459 |
| 1997 | 581 | #402 |
| 1996 | 623 | #376 |
| 1995 | 652 | #366 |
| 1994 | 802 | #321 |
| 1993 | 915 | #298 |
| 1992 | 1,055 | #271 |
| 1991 | 1,053 | #258 |
| 1990 | 1,055 | #255 |
| 1989 | 1,162 | #233 |
| 1988 | 1,241 | #210 |
| 1987 | 1,044 | #226 |
| 1986 | 939 | #242 |
| 1985 | 942 | #244 |
| 1984 | 993 | #226 |
| 1983 | 1,008 | #223 |
| 1982 | 1,074 | #222 |
| 1981 | 1,077 | #224 |
| 1980 | 1,185 | #209 |
| 1979 | 1,192 | #202 |
| 1978 | 1,116 | #201 |
| 1977 | 1,152 | #198 |
| 1976 | 1,164 | #191 |
| 1975 | 1,149 | #196 |
| 1974 | 1,106 | #199 |
| 1973 | 1,166 | #194 |
| 1972 | 1,161 | #201 |
| 1971 | 1,239 | #198 |
| 1970 | 1,460 | #187 |
| 1969 | 1,218 | #205 |
| 1968 | 1,132 | #205 |
| 1967 | 1,065 | #211 |
| 1966 | 1,090 | #211 |
| 1965 | 1,029 | #226 |
| 1964 | 1,271 | #214 |
| 1963 | 1,013 | #238 |
| 1962 | 987 | #248 |
| 1961 | 999 | #249 |
| 1960 | 1,014 | #251 |
| 1959 | 1,104 | #242 |
| 1958 | 1,218 | #216 |
| 1957 | 1,304 | #206 |
| 1956 | 1,451 | #194 |
| 1955 | 1,497 | #181 |
| 1954 | 1,440 | #184 |
| 1953 | 1,217 | #200 |
| 1952 | 1,164 | #195 |
| 1951 | 1,171 | #193 |
| 1950 | 1,267 | #176 |
| 1949 | 1,177 | #181 |
| 1948 | 1,204 | #177 |
| 1947 | 1,100 | #187 |
| 1946 | 939 | #190 |
| 1945 | 598 | #225 |
| 1944 | 615 | #222 |
| 1943 | 627 | #229 |
| 1942 | 555 | #242 |
| 1941 | 444 | #269 |
| 1940 | 397 | #280 |
| 1939 | 354 | #294 |
| 1938 | 310 | #311 |
| 1937 | 246 | #346 |
| 1936 | 216 | #371 |
| 1935 | 171 | #428 |
| 1934 | 130 | #508 |
| 1933 | 112 | #539 |
| 1932 | 95 | #607 |
| 1931 | 72 | #717 |
| 1930 | 67 | #782 |
| 1929 | 72 | #742 |
| 1928 | 63 | #826 |
| 1927 | 63 | #849 |
| 1926 | 54 | #916 |
| 1925 | 68 | #801 |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,223 |
| 1923 | 61 | #873 |
| 1922 | 53 | #958 |
| 1921 | 60 | #901 |
| 1920 | 55 | #929 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,297 |
| 1918 | 40 | #1,079 |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,697 |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,306 |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,388 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,205 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,137 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,037 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,117 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,309 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 11 | #652 |
| 1896 | 8 | #825 |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 6 | #955 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #667 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 10 | #648 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #605 |
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