How Many People Are Named Terrance?
An estimated 61,451 people in the United States have the first name Terrance. It is predominantly male (98.9%). The average bearer is 46 years old, and Terrance peaked in popularity in 1988 with 1,440 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Terrance 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 Terrance paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Terrance is overwhelmingly male, 751 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
61,451
About 1 in 5,578 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
98.9% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1988
1,440 births
Total Registered
70,809
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Terrance
Terrance is predominantly male (98.9%), though 751 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Terrance as a male name
Ranked #1,298 in 2024
151 male births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (1,424 births)
Terrance as a female name
Ranked #11,980 in 1997
7 female births in 1997
Peak: 1973 (25 births)
Terrance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Terrance span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 12,713 babies were registered. Terrance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Terrance by Decade
How has Terrance 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.
Terrance by State
Birth registrations for Terrance span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Wyoming, Rhode Island, New Hampshire. On average, about 1,299 Terrances were registered per state.
Terrance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Terrance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Terrance
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Terrance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Terrance?
We estimate approximately 61,451 people named Terrance 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 5,578 Americans share this first name.
Is Terrance a common name?
Terrance is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 70,809 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Terrance most popular?
Terrance reached peak popularity in 1988, when 1,440 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Terrance is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Terrance a male name?
Terrance is predominantly male. 98.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Terrance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Terrance Smith, Terrance Johnson, Terrance 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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