How Many People Are Named Terrace?
An estimated 732 people in the United States have the first name Terrace. It is used for both genders, with 87.0% male. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Terrace peaked in popularity in 1974 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terrace 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 Terrace paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
732
About 1 in 468,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1974
29 births
Total Registered
821
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terrace
Terrace is predominantly male (87.0%), though 107 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Terrace as a male name
Ranked #12,120 in 2011
6 male births in 2011
Peak: 1980 (28 births)
Terrace as a female name
Ranked #19,282 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1966 (13 births)
Terrace: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terrace span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 229 babies were registered. Terrace has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terrace by Decade
How has Terrace 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.
Terrace by State
Terrace + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terrace as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terrace
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Terrace: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terrace?
We estimate approximately 732 people named Terrace 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 468,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Terrace a common name?
Terrace is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 821 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terrace most popular?
Terrace reached peak popularity in 1974, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terrace is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terrace a male name?
Terrace is predominantly male. 87.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terrace Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terrace Smith, Terrace Johnson, Terrace 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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