Recorded 1968–1983 Boys' name Peak 1979 24 births

Terriance — boys' name

24 babies named Terriance in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s71980s11
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Terriance was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Terriance in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terriance

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Terriance between 1968 and 1983, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terriance currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terriance performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Terriance shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terriance in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Terriance at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

24

Since 1968

16 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1968

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1983

Terriance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1968

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Terriance by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 46% of Terriance's all-time total
1960s61970s71980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terriance?
24 babies have been named Terriance since 1968. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Terriance most popular?
Terriance was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Terriance been used?
Terriance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 16 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Terriance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Terry, Terrence, Terrance, Terrell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.