Terance vs Terrence

Side-by-side comparison of Terance and Terrence — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Terance

Boy name · Rank #7816

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Name B

Terrence

Boy name · Rank #1519

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Metric Terance Terrence
Current Rank #7816 #1519
Total Births (all years) 2,840 72,305
Peak Year 1991 1955
Peak Year Births 76 1,497
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1938 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Terance Terrence
1880ss — 25
1890ss — 59
1900ss — 28
1910ss — 213
1920ss — 584
1930ss 5 1,773
1940ss 99 7,655
1950ss 353 12,833
1960ss 493 10,818
1970ss 508 11,905
1980ss 600 10,666
1990ss 440 7,724
2000ss 195 4,297
2010ss 118 3,003
2020ss 29 722

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terance Terrence
2014 10 329
2015 10 279
2016 7 272
2017 9 263
2018 10 217
2019 5 184
2020 6 173
2021 8 148
2022 5 151
2023 — 134
2024 10 116

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1938–2024.

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