Terrace vs Terrence

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

Name A

Terrace

Boy name

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Name B

Terrence

Boy name · Rank #1522

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Metric Terrace Terrence
Current Rank Unranked #1522
Total Births (all years) 714 72,412
Peak Year 1980 1955
Peak Year Births 28 1,497
Peak Decade 1970s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1943 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Terrace Terrence
1880s - 25
1890s - 59
1900s - 28
1910s - 213
1920s - 584
1930s - 1,773
1940s 35 7,656
1950s 77 12,833
1960s 108 10,818
1970s 205 11,905
1980s 154 10,665
1990s 103 7,724
2000s 21 4,297
2010s 11 3,003
2020s - 829

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terrace Terrence
2014 - 329
2015 - 279
2016 - 272
2017 - 263
2018 - 217
2019 - 184
2020 - 173
2021 - 148
2022 - 151
2023 - 134
2024 - 116
2025 - 107

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, 1943–2011.

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