Is Terrance a boy or girl name?
Terrance is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 151 boys were named Terrance, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 70,809 US babies named Terrance were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,298
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Terrance since 1895
- 70,809
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 1,440 babies
Boys and girls named Terrance, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5,457 | 55 | 1% |
| 1950s | 9,834 | 148 | 1.5% |
| 1960s | 9,058 | 157 | 1.7% |
| 1970s | 11,885 | 206 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 12,570 | 143 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 9,547 | 42 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 5,646 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,606 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 914 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 151 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 155 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 180 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 203 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 225 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 230 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 277 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 307 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 332 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 377 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 365 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 409 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 435 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 428 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 446 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 562 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 512 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 569 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 583 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 562 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 535 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 552 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 563 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 580 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 628 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 688 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 680 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 713 | #355 | 7 | #11,980 |
| 1996 | 731 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 840 | #315 | 8 | #10,439 |
| 1994 | 992 | #275 | 7 | #11,684 |
| 1993 | 1,058 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,275 | #233 | 7 | #11,637 |
| 1991 | 1,347 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,223 | #236 | 13 | #6,843 |
| 1989 | 1,361 | #208 | 16 | #5,530 |
| 1988 | 1,424 | #193 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 1987 | 1,133 | #216 | 11 | #6,756 |
| 1986 | 1,134 | #213 | 10 | #7,086 |
| 1985 | 1,188 | #203 | 16 | #4,840 |
| 1984 | 1,214 | #198 | 13 | #5,516 |
| 1983 | 1,194 | #197 | 20 | #3,937 |
| 1982 | 1,267 | #198 | 10 | #6,846 |
| 1981 | 1,276 | #195 | 12 | #5,872 |
| 1980 | 1,379 | #179 | 19 | #4,137 |
| 1979 | 1,346 | #179 | 17 | #4,406 |
| 1978 | 1,283 | #183 | 13 | #5,196 |
| 1977 | 1,237 | #192 | 15 | #4,634 |
| 1976 | 1,199 | #185 | 25 | #2,995 |
| 1975 | 1,179 | #191 | 25 | #2,957 |
| 1974 | 1,067 | #208 | 24 | #3,001 |
| 1973 | 1,187 | #191 | 25 | #2,825 |
| 1972 | 1,109 | #206 | 19 | #3,395 |
| 1971 | 1,100 | #212 | 20 | #3,357 |
| 1970 | 1,178 | #213 | 23 | #3,020 |
| 1969 | 982 | #233 | 20 | #3,094 |
| 1968 | 1,023 | #221 | 19 | #3,046 |
| 1967 | 989 | #222 | 17 | #3,195 |
| 1966 | 962 | #224 | 14 | #3,541 |
| 1965 | 946 | #240 | 22 | #2,676 |
| 1964 | 1,120 | #224 | 21 | #2,815 |
| 1963 | 809 | #270 | 10 | #4,510 |
| 1962 | 745 | #282 | 7 | #5,801 |
| 1961 | 757 | #281 | 11 | #4,209 |
| 1960 | 725 | #291 | 16 | #3,199 |
| 1959 | 827 | #275 | 12 | #3,804 |
| 1958 | 917 | #257 | 13 | #3,528 |
| 1957 | 1,039 | #238 | 12 | #3,673 |
| 1956 | 1,056 | #226 | 10 | #4,143 |
| 1955 | 1,142 | #213 | 21 | #2,466 |
| 1954 | 1,120 | #209 | 18 | #2,689 |
| 1953 | 965 | #217 | 16 | #2,800 |
| 1952 | 902 | #220 | 17 | #2,661 |
| 1951 | 913 | #215 | 17 | #2,566 |
| 1950 | 953 | #208 | 12 | #3,217 |
| 1949 | 829 | #222 | 16 | #2,610 |
| 1948 | 866 | #215 | 14 | #2,823 |
| 1947 | 791 | #230 | 10 | #3,683 |
| 1946 | 630 | #245 | 7 | #4,376 |
| 1945 | 459 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 472 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 462 | #284 | 8 | #3,778 |
| 1942 | 394 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 300 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 254 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 254 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 186 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 147 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 136 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 102 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 95 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 56 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 57 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 42 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 34 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 33 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 28 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 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 | 5 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Terrance reached #179 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #2,466 in 1955. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Terrance
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.