Terence

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Terence is a masculine given name, derived from the Latin name Terentius. The diminutive form is Terry. Spelling variants include Terrence, Terrance, Terance and Torrance.

From Wikipedia

Terence first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 179 babies (rank #48 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Terence

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Terence yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,733

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

179

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Terence

Terence Taouniversity teacher · b. 1975
Terence Stampautobiographer · b. 1938
Terence McKennaethnobotanist · b. 1946
Terence Youngdirector · b. 1915
Terence Kongoloassociation football player · b. 1994

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	163	#53
1953	179	#48
1954	135	#56
1955	151	#53
1956	131	#62
1957	121	#67
1958	100	#74
1959	86	#82
1960	126	#81
1961	134	#82
1962	112	#90
1963	106	#88
1964	116	#82
1966	31	#109
1967	36	#108
2014	2	#743
2015	1	#2,255
2017	3	#492