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 1885 and has been recorded in 119 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1964 with 1,015 babies (rank #241 that year). In 2024 it was given to 43 boys (rank #2,933). 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.

34,413

Total babies (all years)

119

Years in the data

1,015

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
1885	9	#690
1887	5	#1,054
1888	9	#749
1904	6	#1,188
1906	8	#992
1911	5	#1,969
1912	19	#1,093
1913	10	#1,932
1914	19	#1,436
1915	20	#1,595
1916	22	#1,544
1917	26	#1,390
1918	22	#1,645
1919	26	#1,446
1920	46	#1,033
1921	68	#842
1922	42	#1,105
1923	38	#1,176
1924	37	#1,201
1925	28	#1,420
1926	31	#1,329
1927	39	#1,159
1928	33	#1,268
1929	51	#951
1930	44	#1,048
1931	48	#958
1932	74	#727
1933	63	#774
1934	66	#761
1935	97	#588
1936	108	#551
1937	120	#530
1938	126	#517
1939	120	#522
1940	136	#499
1941	171	#451
1942	203	#433
1943	264	#377
1944	212	#415
1945	243	#383
1946	349	#350
1947	436	#329
1948	402	#335
1949	390	#341
1950	447	#322
1951	405	#339
1952	445	#330
1953	478	#324
1954	661	#275
1955	767	#250
1956	887	#244
1957	795	#267
1958	715	#285
1959	740	#289
1960	754	#288
1961	729	#287
1962	747	#281
1963	809	#269
1964	1,015	#241
1965	768	#270
1966	805	#255
1967	766	#264
1968	786	#256
1969	624	#303
1970	595	#324
1971	539	#343
1972	529	#335
1973	502	#340
1974	485	#347
1975	480	#352
1976	421	#372
1977	425	#380
1978	406	#386
1979	380	#405
1980	395	#411
1981	413	#400
1982	479	#367
1983	524	#347
1984	551	#339
1985	549	#343
1986	503	#371
1987	481	#394
1988	595	#349
1989	572	#386
1990	482	#452
1991	425	#478
1992	437	#481
1993	358	#543
1994	343	#553
1995	289	#603
1996	247	#668
1997	172	#837
1998	204	#773
1999	223	#734
2000	202	#800
2001	164	#948
2002	148	#1,043
2003	177	#930
2004	136	#1,157
2005	122	#1,277
2006	138	#1,223
2007	145	#1,222
2008	130	#1,333
2009	129	#1,346
2010	143	#1,239
2011	127	#1,342
2012	135	#1,293
2013	116	#1,432
2014	111	#1,472
2015	101	#1,598
2016	97	#1,652
2017	81	#1,841
2018	70	#2,061
2019	77	#1,930
2020	59	#2,320
2021	56	#2,434
2022	61	#2,345
2023	37	#3,281
2024	43	#2,933