Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Roman clan name.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Terrence
Pronunciation
t(e)-rren-ce, terr(e)-nce
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1955 (rank #181, 1,500 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1585, 107 births)
- Girls: peak in 1978 (rank #3510, 21 births); most recent 1992 (rank #10475, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | – |
| 2024 | 116 | – |
| 2023 | 134 | – |
| 2022 | 151 | – |
| 2021 | 148 | – |
| 2020 | 173 | – |
| 2019 | 184 | – |
| 2018 | 217 | – |
| 2017 | 263 | – |
| 2016 | 272 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #1289, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #1577, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2380, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #701, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #327, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #101, 36 births); most recent 2013 (rank #463, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence