Terence
Last seen for girls in 1989 at #9,681 · #2,718 for boys in 2025, 47 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1964 · 1,014 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 34,290since 1885
Terence over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Terence has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,718 | 47 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,915 | 43 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,228 | 37 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,325 | 61 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,410 | 56 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,292 | 59 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,917 | 77 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,046 | 70 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,829 | 81 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,641 | 97 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,588 | 101 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,465 | 111 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,427 | 116 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,293 | 135 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,331 | 127 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,232 | 143 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,341 | 129 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,329 | 130 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,215 | 145 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,214 | 138 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,272 | 122 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,152 | 136 | |
| 2003 | — | #926 | 177 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,033 | 148 | |
| 2001 | — | #944 | 164 | |
| 2000 | — | #799 | 202 | |
| 1999 | — | #731 | 223 | |
| 1998 | — | #771 | 204 | |
| 1997 | — | #836 | 172 | |
| 1996 | — | #667 | 247 | |
| 1995 | — | #603 | 289 | |
| 1994 | — | #553 | 343 | |
| 1993 | — | #543 | 358 | |
| 1992 | — | #480 | 437 | |
| 1991 | — | #478 | 425 | |
| 1990 | — | #452 | 482 | |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #385 | 572 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #349 | 595 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #394 | 481 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #370 | 503 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #343 | 549 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #338 | 551 |
| 1983 | — | #346 | 524 | |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #367 | 479 |
| 1981 | — | #400 | 413 | |
| 1980 | — | #409 | 395 | |
| 1979 | — | #405 | 380 | |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #386 | 406 |
| 1977 | — | #379 | 425 | |
| 1976 | — | #372 | 421 | |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #352 | 480 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #347 | 485 |
| 1973 | — | #338 | 502 | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #335 | 529 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #343 | 539 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #324 | 595 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #303 | 624 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #254 | 786 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #263 | 766 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #255 | 805 |
| 1965 | — | #270 | 768 | |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #241 | 1,014 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #269 | 810 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #281 | 747 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #287 | 729 |
| 1960 | — | #288 | 754 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #289 | 740 |
| 1958 | — | #285 | 715 | |
| 1957 | — | #266 | 795 | |
| 1956 | — | #244 | 887 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #250 | 767 |
| 1954 | — | #275 | 661 | |
| 1953 | — | #324 | 478 | |
| 1952 | — | #330 | 445 | |
| 1951 | — | #339 | 405 | |
| 1950 | — | #322 | 447 | |
| 1949 | — | #341 | 390 | |
| 1948 | — | #335 | 402 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #327 | 436 |
| 1946 | — | #348 | 349 | |
| 1945 | — | #383 | 243 | |
| 1944 | — | #414 | 212 | |
| 1943 | — | #377 | 264 | |
| 1942 | — | #433 | 203 | |
| 1941 | — | #450 | 171 | |
| 1940 | — | #499 | 136 | |
| 1939 | — | #519 | 120 | |
| 1938 | — | #516 | 126 | |
| 1937 | — | #529 | 120 | |
| 1936 | — | #549 | 108 | |
| 1935 | — | #585 | 97 | |
| 1934 | — | #751 | 66 | |
| 1933 | — | #770 | 63 | |
| 1932 | — | #722 | 74 | |
| 1931 | — | #939 | 48 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,037 | 44 | |
| 1929 | — | #940 | 51 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,254 | 33 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,145 | 39 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,296 | 31 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,390 | 28 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,187 | 37 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,157 | 38 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,084 | 42 | |
| 1921 | — | #834 | 68 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,020 | 46 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,596 | 22 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,505 | 22 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,553 | 20 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,059 | 19 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
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| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1885
The first year at least five boys were named Terence! It came in at #641, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Terence is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Delaware#130 · 1 in 743
- Alabama#211 · 1 in 1,421
- Maryland#214 · 1 in 1,743
- Hawaii#261 · 1 in 1,288
- South Carolina#273 · 1 in 1,914
Best ever in a state: #102 in Rhode Island, 1954.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #130 | 5 | 1 in 743 |
| Alabama | #211 | 19 | 1 in 1,421 |
| Maryland | #214 | 13 | 1 in 1,743 |
| Hawaii | #261 | 5 | 1 in 1,288 |
| South Carolina | #273 | 11 | 1 in 1,914 |
| Mississippi | #278 | 10 | 1 in 1,893 |
| New Jersey | #282 | 17 | 1 in 2,496 |
| Michigan | #288 | 22 | 1 in 3,047 |
| Tennessee | #299 | 12 | 1 in 2,738 |
| Missouri | #326 | 10 | 1 in 3,673 |
| Connecticut | #328 | 5 | 1 in 3,461 |
| New York | #332 | 37 | 1 in 3,000 |
| Massachusetts | #339 | 6 | 1 in 5,652 |
| Pennsylvania | #350 | 14 | 1 in 5,433 |
| Kentucky | #387 | 5 | 1 in 5,631 |
| Ohio | #390 | 14 | 1 in 5,742 |
| Florida | #413 | 14 | 1 in 3,910 |
| Virginia | #416 | 7 | 1 in 4,753 |
| Georgia | #422 | 9 | 1 in 4,365 |
| North Carolina | #422 | 8 | 1 in 4,695 |
| California | #430 | 41 | 1 in 4,384 |
| Illinois | #441 | 17 | 1 in 4,926 |
| Indiana | #461 | 6 | 1 in 6,844 |
| Texas | #515 | 23 | 1 in 5,362 |
| Louisiana | #526 | 7 | 1 in 4,985 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 197 spots since 2024 (#2,915 → #2,718)
- 426 spots since 2020 (#2,292 → #2,718)
- 1,130 spots since 2015 (#1,588 → #2,718)
- Biggest jump: 314 spots in 1929 (#1,254 → #940)
- Biggest drop: 250 spots in 1922 (#834 → #1,084)
Rise & fade · boys
79 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1964 at #241 (1,014 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 78 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1931–2001
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,965
- Highest: 1 in 1,965 boys born in 1964 were named Terence (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 36,342 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 22.8% of all boys named Terence (7,803) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #641 (1885) | #755 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 14 | #927 (1906) | #996 |
| 1910s | 169 | #1,059 (1912) | #1,490 |
| 1920s | 413 | #834 (1921) | #1,131 |
| 1930s | 866 | #516 (1938) | #692 |
| 1940s | 2,806 | #327 (1947) | #391 |
| 1950s | 6,340 | #244 (1956) | #292 |
| 1960s | 7,803 | #241 (1964) | #271 |
| 1970s | 4,762 | #324 (1970) | #358 |
| 1980s | 5,062 | #338 (1984) | #370 |
| 1990s | 3,180 | #452 (1990) | #611 |
| 2000s | 1,491 | #799 (2000) | #1,123 |
| 2010s | 1,058 | #1,232 (2010) | #1,577 |
| 2020s | 303 | #2,292 (2020) | #2,648 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Terence in 1979
boys
#405
380 births · 1 in 4,530 boys
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 4,530 of them was named Terence, which outranked 94.3% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Terence
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.