Terrence
Last seen for girls in 1992 at #10,479 · #1,585 for boys in 2025, 107 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1950 · 1,267 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 72,412since 1886
Terrence over time
Rank among boys' names. Terrence has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | #1,585 | 107 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,521 | 116 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,385 | 134 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,278 | 151 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,280 | 148 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,130 | 173 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,085 | 184 | |
| 2018 | — | #954 | 217 | |
| 2017 | — | #841 | 263 | |
| 2016 | — | #834 | 272 | |
| 2015 | — | #812 | 279 | |
| 2014 | — | #728 | 329 | |
| 2013 | — | #715 | 329 | |
| 2012 | — | #695 | 340 | |
| 2011 | — | #642 | 364 | |
| 2010 | — | #588 | 426 | |
| 2009 | — | #578 | 456 | |
| 2008 | — | #598 | 420 | |
| 2007 | — | #572 | 449 | |
| 2006 | — | #542 | 467 | |
| 2005 | — | #578 | 403 | |
| 2004 | — | #603 | 354 | |
| 2003 | — | #528 | 440 | |
| 2002 | — | #560 | 397 | |
| 2001 | — | #520 | 431 | |
| 2000 | — | #486 | 480 | |
| 1999 | — | #461 | 497 | |
| 1998 | — | #459 | 491 | |
| 1997 | — | #402 | 581 | |
| 1996 | — | #376 | 623 | |
| 1995 | — | #366 | 652 | |
| 1994 | — | #321 | 802 | |
| 1993 | — | #298 | 915 | |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #271 | 1,055 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #258 | 1,053 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #255 | 1,055 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #233 | 1,162 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #210 | 1,241 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | #226 | 1,044 |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | #242 | 939 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #244 | 942 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #226 | 993 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #223 | 1,008 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #222 | 1,074 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #224 | 1,077 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #209 | 1,185 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #202 | 1,192 |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 | #201 | 1,116 |
| 1977 | #3,911 | 18 | #198 | 1,152 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #191 | 1,164 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #196 | 1,149 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #199 | 1,106 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | #194 | 1,166 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #201 | 1,161 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | #198 | 1,239 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #187 | 1,460 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #205 | 1,218 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #205 | 1,132 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 | #211 | 1,065 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #211 | 1,090 |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | #226 | 1,029 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #214 | 1,271 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #238 | 1,013 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #248 | 987 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #249 | 999 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #251 | 1,014 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #242 | 1,104 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #216 | 1,218 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #206 | 1,304 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #194 | 1,451 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #181 | 1,497 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #184 | 1,440 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #200 | 1,217 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #195 | 1,164 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #193 | 1,171 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #176 | 1,267 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | #181 | 1,177 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #177 | 1,204 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #187 | 1,100 |
| 1946 | — | #190 | 939 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #225 | 598 |
| 1944 | — | #222 | 615 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #229 | 627 |
| 1942 | — | #242 | 555 | |
| 1941 | — | #269 | 444 | |
| 1940 | — | #280 | 397 | |
| 1939 | — | #294 | 354 | |
| 1938 | — | #311 | 310 | |
| 1937 | — | #346 | 246 | |
| 1936 | — | #371 | 216 | |
| 1935 | — | #428 | 171 | |
| 1934 | — | #508 | 130 | |
| 1933 | — | #539 | 112 | |
| 1932 | — | #607 | 95 | |
| 1931 | — | #717 | 72 | |
| 1930 | — | #782 | 67 | |
| 1929 | — | #742 | 72 | |
| 1928 | — | #826 | 63 | |
| 1927 | — | #849 | 63 | |
| 1926 | — | #916 | 54 | |
| 1925 | — | #801 | 68 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,223 | 35 | |
| 1923 | — | #873 | 61 | |
| 1922 | — | #958 | 53 | |
| 1921 | — | #901 | 60 | |
| 1920 | — | #929 | 55 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,297 | 30 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,079 | 40 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,396 | 25 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,306 | 26 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,205 | 18 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,137 | 17 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Terrence! It came in at #605, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Terrence is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#80 · 1 in 413
- District of Columbia#88 · 1 in 439
- Mississippi#98 · 1 in 440
- Georgia#112 · 1 in 595
- Tennessee#119 · 1 in 657
Best ever in a state: #54 in North Dakota, 1949.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #80 | 51 | 1 in 413 |
| District of Columbia | #88 | 18 | 1 in 439 |
| Mississippi | #98 | 43 | 1 in 440 |
| Georgia | #112 | 66 | 1 in 595 |
| Tennessee | #119 | 50 | 1 in 657 |
| North Carolina | #129 | 49 | 1 in 767 |
| Florida | #142 | 71 | 1 in 771 |
| Louisiana | #143 | 50 | 1 in 698 |
| Illinois | #145 | 90 | 1 in 931 |
| Arkansas | #151 | 18 | 1 in 885 |
| Alabama | #153 | 34 | 1 in 794 |
| New Jersey | #156 | 39 | 1 in 1,088 |
| Virginia | #160 | 31 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Ohio | #162 | 61 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Maryland | #163 | 23 | 1 in 985 |
| New York | #169 | 98 | 1 in 1,133 |
| Pennsylvania | #172 | 53 | 1 in 1,435 |
| Missouri | #177 | 26 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Massachusetts | #179 | 18 | 1 in 1,884 |
| Michigan | #179 | 45 | 1 in 1,490 |
| Connecticut | #188 | 11 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Nebraska | #188 | 7 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Wisconsin | #190 | 18 | 1 in 1,918 |
| New Mexico | #218 | 9 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Oklahoma | #238 | 12 | 1 in 1,779 |
| Kansas | #245 | 8 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Indiana | #252 | 16 | 1 in 2,566 |
| Texas | #284 | 67 | 1 in 1,841 |
| Washington | #299 | 10 | 1 in 2,964 |
| Iowa | #305 | 5 | 1 in 4,433 |
| Arizona | #337 | 8 | 1 in 2,616 |
| California | #369 | 53 | 1 in 3,391 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Terrence
- 64 spots since 2024 (#1,521 → #1,585)
- 455 spots since 2020 (#1,130 → #1,585)
- 773 spots since 2015 (#812 → #1,585)
- Biggest jump: 422 spots in 1925 (#1,223 → #801)
- Biggest drop: 350 spots in 1924 (#873 → #1,223)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1950 at #176 (1,267 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 46 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1925–2018
- Highest: 1 in 1,273 boys born in 1970 were named Terrence (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 15,963 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #176 in 1950, was only 1 in 1,413 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.7% of all boys named Terrence (12,833) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | #605 (1886) | #742 |
| 1890s | 59 | #652 (1897) | #859 |
| 1900s | 28 | #1,058 (1901) | #1,224 |
| 1910s | 213 | #1,038 (1911) | #1,266 |
| 1920s | 584 | #742 (1929) | #902 |
| 1930s | 1,773 | #294 (1939) | #490 |
| 1940s | 7,656 | #177 (1948) | #220 |
| 1950s | 12,833 | #176 (1950) | #199 |
| 1960s | 10,818 | #205 (1969) | #226 |
| 1970s | 11,905 | #187 (1970) | #197 |
| 1980s | 10,665 | #209 (1980) | #226 |
| 1990s | 7,724 | #255 (1990) | #347 |
| 2000s | 4,297 | #486 (2000) | #557 |
| 2010s | 3,003 | #588 (2010) | #789 |
| 2020s | 829 | #1,130 (2020) | #1,363 |
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.
Terrence in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 114,662 of them was named Terrence, which outranked 59.6% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,626Xochil15
- #4,626Yevette15
- #4,626Zarinah15
- #4,842Terrence14
- #4,842Aarti14
- #4,842Adell14
- #4,842Alane14
- #5,092Aaryn13
- #5,092Adreana13
- #5,092Akeela13
Tied with 249 names at #4,842; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,444 of them was named Terrence, which outranked 97.1% 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).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.