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Terrence

/ˈtɛɹəns/ · 99% boys · 107 born in 2025

Terrence has been given to about 72,939 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1955, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɛɹəns/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 60,804
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Terrence per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1955 · 1,508
  • Born in 2025107
  • All time72,939
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Terrence?

Its best year was 1955, when 1,508 babies were given the name, ranking 181st. The typical living American called Terrence is about 52 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Terrence

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Terence0.97
  2. Terrance0.85
  3. Lawrence0.72
  4. Clarence0.67
  5. Torrance0.69
  6. Lawerence0.69
  7. Reece0.66
  8. Laurence0.64

Middle names for Terrence

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

Sibling names for Terrence

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rudybrother · 0.94
  2. Laurelsister · 0.94
  3. Wadebrother · 0.93
  4. Rubenbrother · 0.92
  5. Bridgetsister · 0.91
  6. Joysister · 0.91

Where Terrence is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. Illinois0.01%
  3. Florida0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

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

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

Terrence 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.