Unisex name · since 1943
Terrace
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 714 babies named Terrace, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 714
- born since 1943
- 1970s
- peak decade
714 boys have been named Terrace since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Terrace has 714 recorded births among boys since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2011.
- #6,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 714 born since 1943
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terrace ranks #6,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 714 born since 1943, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 714
- born since 1943
- 1970s
- peak decade
Terrace's 714 recorded births place it above 86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Terrace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Terrace splits its recorded history at 1976: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Terrace popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2011
- Peak year (1980)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Terrace popularity over time - girls
107 total births recorded since 1956 (Terrace as girls' name)
Terrace by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (205 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Terrace's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Terrace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 77
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s
1970s
205 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 205 births (29% of all-time use).
How Terrace 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 Terrace's total volume
Terrace by state
Where Terrace concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 714 births nationwide.
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What to do with Terrace's data
- Terrace's decade-level peak was the 1970s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Terraces (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Terrace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1943–2011 (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 Terrace 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.