Is Terrence a boy or girl name?
Terrence is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 116 boys were named Terrence, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 72,832 US babies named Terrence were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,524
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Terrence since 1886
- 72,832
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 1,508 babies
Boys and girls named Terrence, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 213 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 584 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,773 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 7,655 | 45 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 12,833 | 84 | 0.7% |
| 1960s | 10,818 | 110 | 1% |
| 1970s | 11,905 | 147 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 10,666 | 118 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 7,724 | 23 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 4,297 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,003 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 722 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 116 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 134 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 151 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 148 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 173 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 184 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 217 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 263 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 272 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 279 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 329 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 329 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 340 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 364 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 426 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 456 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 420 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 449 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 467 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 403 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 354 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 440 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 397 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 431 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 480 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 497 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 491 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 581 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 623 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 652 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 802 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 915 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,055 | #271 | 7 | #11,638 |
| 1991 | 1,053 | #258 | 8 | #10,194 |
| 1990 | 1,055 | #255 | 8 | #10,121 |
| 1989 | 1,162 | #233 | 8 | #9,611 |
| 1988 | 1,241 | #210 | 8 | #9,175 |
| 1987 | 1,044 | #226 | 16 | #5,062 |
| 1986 | 939 | #242 | 20 | #4,180 |
| 1985 | 942 | #244 | 8 | #8,268 |
| 1984 | 993 | #226 | 11 | #6,255 |
| 1983 | 1,008 | #223 | 14 | #5,125 |
| 1982 | 1,075 | #222 | 10 | #6,847 |
| 1981 | 1,077 | #224 | 14 | #5,226 |
| 1980 | 1,185 | #209 | 9 | #7,359 |
| 1979 | 1,192 | #202 | 14 | #5,077 |
| 1978 | 1,116 | #201 | 21 | #3,624 |
| 1977 | 1,152 | #198 | 18 | #4,053 |
| 1976 | 1,164 | #191 | 13 | #4,887 |
| 1975 | 1,149 | #196 | 13 | #4,830 |
| 1974 | 1,106 | #199 | 10 | #5,741 |
| 1973 | 1,166 | #194 | 19 | #3,467 |
| 1972 | 1,161 | #201 | 7 | #7,225 |
| 1971 | 1,239 | #198 | 14 | #4,290 |
| 1970 | 1,460 | #187 | 18 | #3,560 |
| 1969 | 1,218 | #205 | 12 | #4,399 |
| 1968 | 1,132 | #205 | 13 | #3,980 |
| 1967 | 1,065 | #211 | 14 | #3,639 |
| 1966 | 1,090 | #211 | 9 | #4,831 |
| 1965 | 1,030 | #226 | 14 | #3,527 |
| 1964 | 1,271 | #214 | 14 | #3,682 |
| 1963 | 1,013 | #239 | 7 | #5,842 |
| 1962 | 988 | #248 | 9 | #4,830 |
| 1961 | 998 | #249 | 7 | #5,792 |
| 1960 | 1,013 | #251 | 11 | #4,150 |
| 1959 | 1,104 | #242 | 9 | #4,596 |
| 1958 | 1,218 | #216 | 9 | #4,489 |
| 1957 | 1,304 | #206 | 7 | #5,321 |
| 1956 | 1,451 | #194 | 5 | #6,804 |
| 1955 | 1,497 | #181 | 11 | #3,762 |
| 1954 | 1,440 | #184 | 10 | #3,939 |
| 1953 | 1,217 | #200 | 8 | #4,563 |
| 1952 | 1,164 | #195 | 8 | #4,448 |
| 1951 | 1,171 | #193 | 7 | #4,786 |
| 1950 | 1,267 | #176 | 10 | #3,641 |
| 1949 | 1,177 | #181 | 14 | #2,838 |
| 1948 | 1,204 | #177 | 12 | #3,121 |
| 1947 | 1,100 | #188 | 8 | #4,316 |
| 1946 | 939 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 598 | #226 | 6 | #4,504 |
| 1944 | 614 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 627 | #230 | 5 | #5,308 |
| 1942 | 555 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 444 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 397 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 354 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 310 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 246 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 216 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 171 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 130 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 112 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 95 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 72 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 67 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 72 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 63 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 63 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 54 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 68 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 61 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 53 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 60 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 55 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 40 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #644 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Terrence reached #176 in 1950. As a girl name, it reached #2,838 in 1949. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Terrence
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.