first name
TERRENCE
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 51,590 people named Terrence, 46.9% reported their origin as White, 44.2% as Black and 3.6% as two or more races. Virtually all are male (99.6%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Terrence peaked in 1955, when 1,508 babies got the name.
At least 72,939 babies have been given the name since 1886. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Terrence by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1970s, when it ranked #415. The largest share of babies named Terrence, 31.1%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Terrence is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Terrence has been most common in District of Columbia (2.7×), Illinois (2.1×), and Louisiana (1.7×), and least common in Idaho (0.14×).
68,325 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Terrence
Spelled almost the same
3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Terrence, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Terrence ranks #113,026 of 156,621, with 165 people. See Terrence as a last name
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