Terence Boy
How popular is Terence?
#2,718 boy name in 2025
47 baby boys were named Terence in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name.
Terence popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,718 for boys (▲ 197 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 47 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,588 in 2015, #2,291 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (1,014 boys) |
| Highest rank | #241 in 1964 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Terence counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Terrence family of names ranked #1,137 for boys in 2025 (#1,117 the year before), with 154 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Terrence | 107 | 69% |
| Terence | 47 | 31% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Terence is most popular
Babies named Terence per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Terence by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #641 |
| 1900s | 14 | #926 |
| 1910s | 169 | #1,059 |
| 1920s | 413 | #834 |
| 1930s | 866 | #516 |
| 1940s | 2,806 | #327 |
| 1950s | 6,340 | #244 |
| 1960s | 7,803 | #241 |
| 1970s | 4,762 | #324 |
| 1980s | 5,062 | #338 |
| 1990s | 3,180 | #451 |
| 2000s | 1,491 | #797 |
| 2010s | 1,058 | #1,232 |
| 2020s | 303 | #2,291 |
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Questions
- Is Terence a boy or girl name?
- Terence is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Terence were boys.
- How popular is the name Terence?
- 47 baby boys were named Terence in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name.
- When was Terence most popular?
- Terence peaked in 1964, when 1,014 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #241 in 1964.
- How many people are named Terence?
- 34,460 babies have been named Terence in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,625 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
- Where is Terence most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Terence was most common in Maryland, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.