Boys' name · peaked in 1964
Terence name popularity since 1925
34,023 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Terence. Half of them were born in 1968 or earlier, so the typical Terence is about 58 years old in 2026. Terence peaked in 1964 as the #241 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,023
- Named Terence, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,753 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 170 girls · 33,853 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 2.46× its national share
Peak year is the year Terence made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Terence births per year, 1925–2025
1964 was the biggest year for Terence both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1951 and 1956, Terence became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 4,650 baby boys to 1 in 2,380.
- Steepest fall: Between 1992 and 1997, its share of baby boys fell by 58%, from 1 in 4,570 to 1 in 11,000.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Terence's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Terence.
Decade by decade
Babies named Terence in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 182 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 866 | #588 |
| 1940s | 5 | 2,806 | #383 |
| 1950s | 11 | 6,340 | #250 |
| 1960s | 55 | 7,803 | #270 |
| 1970s | 43 | 4,762 | #352 |
| 1980s | 56 | 5,062 | #344 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,180 | #603 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,491 | #1,277 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,058 | #1,598 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 303 | #2,753 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.3% of babies named Terence from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Terence is most popular
The index compares Terence's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Terence.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2.46× | 340 |
| New York | 2.12× | 4,831 |
| New Jersey | 1.81× | 1,496 |
| Louisiana | 1.33× | 715 |
| Michigan | 1.33× | 1,523 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Terence and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Terence (this page) | 33,853 | 1964 |
| Terrence | 71,823 | 1970 |
| Terance | 2,840 | 1978 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Terence's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Terence.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Terence (1964).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data