Is Terence a boy or girl name?
Terence is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 43 boys were named Terence, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 34,413 US babies named Terence were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,933
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Terence since 1885
- 34,413
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 1,025 babies
Boys and girls named Terence, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 169 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 413 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 866 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,806 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 6,340 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 7,803 | 55 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 4,762 | 43 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 5,062 | 56 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 3,180 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,491 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,058 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 256 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,281 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,320 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 77 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 97 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 101 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 111 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 116 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 135 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 127 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 143 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 129 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 130 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 145 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 122 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 136 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 177 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 148 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 164 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 202 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 223 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 204 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 172 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 247 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 289 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 343 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 358 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 437 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 425 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 482 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 572 | #386 | 7 | #10,748 |
| 1988 | 595 | #349 | 7 | #10,302 |
| 1987 | 481 | #394 | 9 | #7,942 |
| 1986 | 503 | #371 | 8 | #8,464 |
| 1985 | 549 | #343 | 12 | #6,011 |
| 1984 | 551 | #339 | 6 | #10,302 |
| 1983 | 524 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 479 | #367 | 7 | #9,158 |
| 1981 | 413 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 395 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 380 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 406 | #386 | 8 | #7,595 |
| 1977 | 425 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 421 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 480 | #352 | 8 | #7,098 |
| 1974 | 485 | #347 | 6 | #8,661 |
| 1973 | 502 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 529 | #335 | 8 | #6,505 |
| 1971 | 539 | #343 | 7 | #7,310 |
| 1970 | 595 | #324 | 6 | #7,914 |
| 1969 | 624 | #303 | 5 | #8,572 |
| 1968 | 786 | #256 | 7 | #6,191 |
| 1967 | 766 | #264 | 6 | #6,730 |
| 1966 | 805 | #255 | 9 | #4,830 |
| 1965 | 768 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,015 | #241 | 10 | #4,607 |
| 1963 | 809 | #269 | 6 | #6,519 |
| 1962 | 747 | #281 | 7 | #5,799 |
| 1961 | 729 | #287 | 5 | #7,442 |
| 1960 | 754 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 740 | #289 | 6 | #6,165 |
| 1958 | 715 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 795 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 887 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 767 | #250 | 5 | #6,636 |
| 1954 | 661 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 478 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 445 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 405 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 447 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 390 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 402 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 436 | #329 | 5 | #6,043 |
| 1946 | 349 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 243 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 212 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 264 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 203 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 171 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 136 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 120 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 126 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 120 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 108 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 97 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 66 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 63 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 74 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 48 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 44 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 51 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 33 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 39 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 28 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 37 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 38 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 68 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #690 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Terence reached #241 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #4,607 in 1964. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Terence
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.