Boys' name · since 1938
Terance
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 2,840 babies named Terance, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,840
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terance is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,840 have been recorded since 1938.
Terance has 2,840 recorded births among boys since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2024.
- #2,638 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,840 born since 1938
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terance ranks #2,638 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,840 born since 1938, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,840
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
Terance's 2,840 recorded births place it above 94.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Terance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Terance's full recorded timeline at 1981, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 76 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Terance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Terance by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (600 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Terance's strongest decade.
600 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Terance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 99
1940s
99 births
- 1950s
1950s
353 births
- 1960s
1960s
493 births
- 1970s
1970s
508 births
- 1980s
1980s
600 births
- 1990s
1990s
440 births
- 2000s 195
2000s
195 births
- 2010s 118
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 600 births (21% of all-time use).
How Terance compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Terance's total volume
Terance by state
Where Terance concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 114 | 4.0% |
| #2 | California | | 71 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 71 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 58 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 57 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 35 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 32 | 1.1% |
114 of 2,840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Terance appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Terance's data
- Terance's decade-level peak was the 1980s (600 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Terances (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Terance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~86 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Terance draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.