Terrance vs Terrence

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

Name A

Terrance

Boy name · Rank #1292

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Name B

Terrence

Boy name · Rank #1522

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Metric Terrance Terrence
Current Rank #1292 #1522
Total Births (all years) 70,170 72,412
Peak Year 1988 1955
Peak Year Births 1,424 1,497
Peak Decade 1980s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1895 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Terrance Terrence
1880s - 25
1890s 5 59
1900s - 28
1910s 127 213
1920s 289 584
1930s 1,120 1,773
1940s 5,457 7,656
1950s 9,834 12,833
1960s 9,059 10,818
1970s 11,884 11,905
1980s 12,570 10,665
1990s 9,547 7,724
2000s 5,646 4,297
2010s 3,607 3,003
2020s 1,025 829

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terrance Terrence
2014 365 329
2015 377 279
2016 332 272
2017 307 263
2018 277 217
2019 230 184
2020 226 173
2021 203 148
2022 180 151
2023 155 134
2024 152 116
2025 109 107

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, 1895–2025.

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