NameTides

Terrence

Terrence was the #1,585 boys' name in the US in 2025 (107 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Terrence as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Terrence as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Terrence as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,585 (107)#3,684 (5)——#2,789 (6)—
2024#1,521 (116)#2,922 (7)——#1,583 (13)—
2023#1,385 (134)#4,108 (4)——#1,496 (13)—
2022#1,278 (151)#2,756 (7)——#1,350 (15)—
2021#1,280 (148)#3,451 (5)——#2,061 (8)—
2020#1,130 (173)#3,334 (5)——#1,708 (10)—
2019#1,085 (184)#3,937 (4)——#1,152 (18)—
2018#954 (217)#4,749 (3)——#938 (24)—
2017#841 (263)#2,324 (9)——#1,158 (18)—
2016#834 (272)#2,335 (9)——#808 (30)—
2015#812 (279)#3,004 (6)——#923 (24)—
2014#728 (329)#2,248 (9)——#1,032 (20)—
2013#715 (329)#2,403 (8)——#892 (25)—
2012#695 (340)#1,962 (11)——#719 (33)—
2011#642 (364)#1,788 (12)——#663 (37)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1970 at #187.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1886.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Terrence is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Terrence by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,555TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Terrence (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Terrence (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TerrenceCanadaBoys#2,7896
TerrenceEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
TerrenceIrelandBoys—too few
TerrenceNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
TerrenceNSWBoys—too few
TerrenceScotlandBoys—too few
TerrenceUSGirls—too few
TerrenceUSBoys#1,585107