Terrance Boy
How popular is Terrance?
#1,564 boy name in 2025
109 baby boys were named Terrance in the US in 2025, making it the 1564th most popular boy name.
60,008living people named Terrance (est.)
45median age of people named Terrance
70,921babies named Terrance since 1880
1 in 30,416US babies born in 2025
Terrance popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,564 for boys (▼ 274 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 109 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #673 in 2015, #961 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1988 (1,424 boys) |
| Highest rank | #179 in 1979 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Terrance is most popular
Babies named Terrance per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Mississippi: 0.3 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 boys)
Terrance by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1910s | 127 | #1,385 |
| 1920s | 289 | #1,041 |
| 1930s | 1,120 | #348 |
| 1940s | 5,457 | #215 |
| 1950s | 9,834 | #208 |
| 1960s | 9,059 | #221 |
| 1970s | 11,884 | #179 |
| 1980s | 12,570 | #179 |
| 1990s | 9,547 | #221 |
| 2000s | 5,646 | #402 |
| 2010s | 3,607 | #570 |
| 2020s | 1,025 | #961 |
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Questions
- Is Terrance a boy or girl name?
- Terrance is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Terrance were boys.
- How popular is the name Terrance?
- 109 baby boys were named Terrance in the US in 2025, making it the 1564th most popular boy name.
- When was Terrance most popular?
- Terrance peaked in 1988, when 1,424 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #179, held for 2 years starting in 1979.
- How many people are named Terrance?
- 70,921 babies have been named Terrance in the US since 1880. We estimate about 60,008 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
- Where is Terrance most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Terrance was most common in Mississippi, at 0.3 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.