Terrance
Last seen for girls in 1997 at #10,836 · #1,564 for boys in 2025, 109 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1980 · 1,379 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 70,170since 1895
Terrance over time
Rank among boys' names. Terrance has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,564 | 109 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,290 | 152 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,248 | 155 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,152 | 180 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,054 | 203 | |
| 2020 | — | #961 | 226 | |
| 2019 | — | #939 | 230 | |
| 2018 | — | #812 | 277 | |
| 2017 | — | #763 | 307 | |
| 2016 | — | #735 | 332 | |
| 2015 | — | #673 | 377 | |
| 2014 | — | #689 | 365 | |
| 2013 | — | #613 | 409 | |
| 2012 | — | #586 | 435 | |
| 2011 | — | #585 | 429 | |
| 2010 | — | #570 | 446 | |
| 2009 | — | #485 | 562 | |
| 2008 | — | #526 | 512 | |
| 2007 | — | #473 | 569 | |
| 2006 | — | #463 | 583 | |
| 2005 | — | #454 | 562 | |
| 2004 | — | #471 | 535 | |
| 2003 | — | #457 | 552 | |
| 2002 | — | #440 | 563 | |
| 2001 | — | #423 | 580 | |
| 2000 | — | #402 | 628 | |
| 1999 | — | #376 | 688 | |
| 1998 | — | #374 | 680 | |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #355 | 713 |
| 1996 | — | #340 | 731 | |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #315 | 840 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #275 | 993 |
| 1993 | — | #273 | 1,058 | |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #232 | 1,275 |
| 1991 | — | #221 | 1,346 | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #236 | 1,223 |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | #208 | 1,361 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #193 | 1,424 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #216 | 1,133 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #213 | 1,134 |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | #203 | 1,188 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | #198 | 1,214 |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | #197 | 1,194 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #198 | 1,267 |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | #195 | 1,276 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #179 | 1,379 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #179 | 1,346 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #183 | 1,283 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #192 | 1,237 |
| 1976 | #2,932 | 25 | #185 | 1,199 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #191 | 1,179 |
| 1974 | #2,922 | 24 | #208 | 1,067 |
| 1973 | #2,753 | 25 | #191 | 1,187 |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | #206 | 1,109 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | #212 | 1,100 |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | #213 | 1,177 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #232 | 982 |
| 1968 | #2,969 | 19 | #221 | 1,023 |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | #222 | 989 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #224 | 962 |
| 1965 | #2,605 | 22 | #240 | 946 |
| 1964 | #2,752 | 21 | #224 | 1,120 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #270 | 809 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #282 | 745 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #281 | 758 |
| 1960 | #3,095 | 16 | #291 | 725 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #275 | 827 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #256 | 917 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #238 | 1,039 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #226 | 1,056 |
| 1955 | #2,411 | 21 | #213 | 1,142 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #209 | 1,120 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | #217 | 966 |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | #220 | 901 |
| 1951 | #2,474 | 17 | #215 | 912 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #208 | 954 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #222 | 829 |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | #215 | 866 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #230 | 791 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #245 | 630 |
| 1945 | — | #282 | 459 | |
| 1944 | — | #272 | 472 | |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #284 | 462 |
| 1942 | — | #309 | 394 | |
| 1941 | — | #333 | 300 | |
| 1940 | — | #358 | 254 | |
| 1939 | — | #348 | 254 | |
| 1938 | — | #418 | 186 | |
| 1937 | — | #458 | 147 | |
| 1936 | — | #485 | 136 | |
| 1935 | — | #573 | 102 | |
| 1934 | — | #606 | 95 | |
| 1933 | — | #824 | 56 | |
| 1932 | — | #841 | 57 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,031 | 42 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,021 | 45 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,195 | 34 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,254 | 33 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,041 | 45 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,331 | 30 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,390 | 28 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,839 | 19 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,589 | 23 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,545 | 24 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,360 | 30 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,592 | 23 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,386 | 27 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,073 | 15 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,755 | 18 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
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| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Terrance! It came in at #1,079, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1909, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Terrance is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#73 · 1 in 315
- South Carolina#80 · 1 in 413
- Louisiana#95 · 1 in 442
- Tennessee#95 · 1 in 505
- Alabama#100 · 1 in 509
Best ever in a state: #55 in North Dakota, 1954.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #73 | 60 | 1 in 315 |
| South Carolina | #80 | 51 | 1 in 413 |
| Louisiana | #95 | 79 | 1 in 442 |
| Tennessee | #95 | 65 | 1 in 505 |
| Alabama | #100 | 53 | 1 in 509 |
| Georgia | #108 | 70 | 1 in 561 |
| Florida | #110 | 89 | 1 in 615 |
| Wisconsin | #130 | 32 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Illinois | #135 | 96 | 1 in 872 |
| District of Columbia | #141 | 12 | 1 in 658 |
| North Carolina | #150 | 40 | 1 in 939 |
| Connecticut | #153 | 15 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Michigan | #153 | 58 | 1 in 1,156 |
| Arkansas | #157 | 16 | 1 in 996 |
| Virginia | #157 | 32 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Ohio | #159 | 63 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Pennsylvania | #162 | 55 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Missouri | #168 | 29 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Minnesota | #173 | 18 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Indiana | #194 | 24 | 1 in 1,711 |
| Iowa | #196 | 11 | 1 in 2,015 |
| Maryland | #196 | 15 | 1 in 1,511 |
| Kansas | #207 | 11 | 1 in 1,530 |
| Texas | #211 | 107 | 1 in 1,152 |
| Kentucky | #213 | 14 | 1 in 2,011 |
| New York | #220 | 71 | 1 in 1,564 |
| New Jersey | #240 | 22 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Oklahoma | #271 | 10 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Arizona | #309 | 9 | 1 in 2,325 |
| Washington | #324 | 9 | 1 in 3,293 |
| Colorado | #326 | 7 | 1 in 3,110 |
| California | #343 | 61 | 1 in 2,946 |
| Utah | #359 | 5 | 1 in 3,802 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Terrance
- 274 spots since 2024 (#1,290 → #1,564)
- 603 spots since 2020 (#961 → #1,564)
- 891 spots since 2015 (#673 → #1,564)
- Biggest jump: 218 spots in 1934 (#824 → #606)
- Biggest drop: 127 spots in 2019 (#812 → #939)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1980 at #179 (1,379 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1932–2020
- Highest: 1 in 1,279 boys born in 1979 were named Terrance (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 15,670 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #179 in 1980, was only 1 in 1,294 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.9% of all boys named Terrance (12,570) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,079 (1895) | #1,079 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 127 | #1,386 (1919) | #1,853 |
| 1920s | 289 | #1,041 (1927) | #1,414 |
| 1930s | 1,120 | #348 (1939) | #661 |
| 1940s | 5,457 | #215 (1948) | #275 |
| 1950s | 9,834 | #208 (1950) | #228 |
| 1960s | 9,059 | #221 (1968) | #249 |
| 1970s | 11,884 | #179 (1979) | #196 |
| 1980s | 12,570 | #179 (1980) | #200 |
| 1990s | 9,547 | #221 (1991) | #300 |
| 2000s | 5,646 | #402 (2000) | #459 |
| 2010s | 3,607 | #570 (2010) | #697 |
| 2020s | 1,025 | #961 (2020) | #1,212 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Terrance in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 94,428 of them was named Terrance, which outranked 64.7% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,052Yakima18
- #4,052Yanet18
- #4,052Yashika18
- #4,231Terrance17
- #4,231Abigale17
- #4,231Aishah17
- #4,231Akeisha17
- #4,420Aarin16
- #4,420Adrean16
- #4,420Adrienna16
Tied with 188 names at #4,231; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,279 of them was named Terrance, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.