How Many People Are Named Terance?
An estimated 2,556 people in the United States have the first name Terance. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Terance peaked in popularity in 1991 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terance as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Terance paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,556
About 1 in 134,098 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1991
76 births
Total Registered
2,840
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terance
Terance is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,840 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Terance as a male name
Ranked #8,231 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (76 births)
Terance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terance span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 600 babies were registered. Terance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terance by Decade
How has Terance tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Terance by State
Birth registrations for Terance span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 34 Terances were registered per state.
Terance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terance
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Terance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terance?
We estimate approximately 2,556 people named Terance are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 134,098 Americans share this first name.
Is Terance a common name?
Terance is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,840 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terance most popular?
Terance reached peak popularity in 1991, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terance is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terance a male name?
Terance is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terance Smith, Terance Johnson, Terance Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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