Terris vs Terrence

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

Name A

Terris

Boy name

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Name B

Terrence

Boy name · Rank #1519

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Metric Terris Terrence
Current Rank Unranked #1519
Total Births (all years) 837 72,305
Peak Year 1970 1955
Peak Year Births 27 1,497
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Terris Terrence
1880ss — 25
1890ss — 59
1900ss — 28
1910ss — 213
1920ss — 584
1930ss — 1,773
1940ss 31 7,655
1950ss 86 12,833
1960ss 104 10,818
1970ss 193 11,905
1980ss 156 10,666
1990ss 127 7,724
2000ss 111 4,297
2010ss 29 3,003
2020ss — 722

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Terris Terrence
2014 7 329
2015 — 279
2016 — 272
2017 7 263
2018 — 217
2019 — 184
2020 — 173
2021 — 148
2022 — 151
2023 — 134
2024 — 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, 1945–2017.

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