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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 59 babies (rank #385 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

701

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	58	#377
1997	59	#385
1998	50	#429
1999	40	#506
2000	32	#593
2001	35	#558
2002	33	#609
2003	27	#788
2004	38	#652
2005	24	#948
2006	35	#746
2007	32	#844
2008	32	#861
2009	30	#921
2010	26	#1,077
2011	25	#1,083
2012	29	#996
2013	33	#907
2014	20	#1,321
2015	18	#1,435
2016	25	#1,151