Terrance is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Terrance means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Terrance across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Terrance has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Terrance is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “smooth, tender”. A variant spelling of Terence.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 70,921 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 50 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Terrance per year, United States (1895 to 2025). United States peaked in 1988 (1,440/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2006 (7/yr).
Terrance has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1988, when it ranked #383 nationally (given to 1,440 babies that year).
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