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Terrance

/ˈtɛɹəns/ · 99% boys · 109 born in 2025

Terrance has been given to about 70,921 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɛɹəns/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 60,812
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Terrance per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 1,440
  • Born in 2025109
  • All time70,921

How popular is Terrance?

Its best year was 1988, when 1,440 babies were given the name, ranking 193rd. The typical living American called Terrance is about 47 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Terrance

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Terrence0.85
  2. Torrance0.85
  3. Terence0.82
  4. Trace0.72
  5. Clarance0.67
  6. Lance0.61
  7. Chance0.61
  8. Horace0.61

Middle names for Terrance

Ranked by flow score
  1. Terrance Paul0.83
  2. Terrance John0.83
  3. Terrance Blake0.82
  4. Terrance Wade0.82
  5. Terrance Ross0.82
  6. Terrance Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Terrance

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bridgetsister · 0.95
  2. Raulbrother · 0.94
  3. Rubenbrother · 0.94
  4. Meredithsister · 0.94
  5. Rudybrother · 0.93
  6. Alisonsister · 0.93

Where Terrance is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.03%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Terrance White0.78
  2. Terrance Nguyen0.78
  3. Terrance Moore0.78
  4. Terrance Hill0.78
  5. Terrance Hall0.78
  6. Terrance Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Terrance

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Terrance across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.