How popular is the name Terrence?

Terrence ranks 206th among boys' names in US records, with 176,606 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,056.

Is Terrence a unisex name?

No. Terrence is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1955, when 3,406 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Terrance, Terence. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#206 of boy names

Pronounced T EH1 R AH0 N S (ARPABET)

Terrence is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 176,606 children — the 206th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 50% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1955, when 3,406 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Terrance and Terence — because they are pronounced identically.

19553,406

These spellings sound identical to Terrence and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Terrence?: Terrence ranks 206th among boys' names in US records, with 176,606 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,056.
Is Terrence a unisex name?: No. Terrence is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Terrence most popular?: 1955, when 3,406 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Terrence spelled?: Terrance, Terence. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.