How Many People Are Named Terence?
people named Terence are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,513 people in the US has this name
Based on 34,460 babies named Terence in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐ Rare
Peak Year
1,024 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Roman family name Terentius which is of unknown meaning. Famous bearers include Publius Terentius Afer, a Roman playwright, and Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman scholar. It was also borne by several early saints. The name was used in Ireland as an Anglicized form of TOIRDHEALBHACH, but it was not in use as an English name until the late 19th century.
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Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Terence in English. Counting Terence and these spellings together, about 147,601 people alive in the US have the name.
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Terence, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Terence alive today is about 50 years old, and 51% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 37 and 64 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Terence first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 1964, to 1,024 babies. In 2025, 47 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Terence has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #241, in 1964. In 2025 it ranked #2,753.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,753 |
| Best rank | #241 (1964) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #278 in the 1960s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Terence alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Terence were born in New York than in any other state: about 3,695 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Terence was given 2 times as often in New York, 1.9 times in District of Columbia and 1.7 times in New Jersey.
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