Terence is an established boys' name that peaked in 1964 and has since faded.
Terence is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,753 for boy births in the United States (and #5,901 across all names), given to 47 babies. Terence was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1964 (1,014 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,753 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,949 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,284 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,347 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,321 |
| 2019 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,931 |
| 2018 | 70 | 70 | — | #2,061 |
| 2017 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,842 |
| 2016 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,598 |
| 2014 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,472 |
| 2013 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,432 |
| 2012 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,294 |
| 2011 | 127 | 127 | — | #1,342 |
| 2010 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,239 |
| 2009 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,346 |
| 2008 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,333 |
| 2007 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,222 |
| 2006 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,223 |
| 2005 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,277 |
| 2004 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,157 |
| 2003 | 177 | 177 | — | #931 |
| 2002 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,043 |
| 2001 | 164 | 164 | — | #948 |
| 2000 | 202 | 202 | — | #800 |
| 1999 | 223 | 223 | — | #734 |
| 1998 | 204 | 204 | — | #773 |
| 1997 | 172 | — | — | #837 |
| 1996 | 247 | — | — | #668 |
| 1995 | 289 | — | — | #603 |
| 1994 | 343 | — | — | #554 |
| 1993 | 358 | — | — | #543 |
| 1992 | 437 | — | — | #481 |
| 1991 | 425 | — | — | #478 |
| 1990 | 482 | — | — | #452 |
| 1989 | 579 | — | #10,749 | #386 |
| 1988 | 602 | — | #10,303 | #349 |
| 1987 | 490 | — | #7,942 | #394 |
| 1986 | 511 | — | #8,464 | #371 |
| 1985 | 561 | — | #6,011 | #344 |
| 1984 | 557 | — | #10,303 | #339 |
| 1983 | 524 | — | — | #347 |
| 1982 | 486 | — | #9,158 | #367 |
| 1981 | 413 | — | — | #400 |
| 1980 | 395 | — | — | #411 |
| 1979 | 380 | — | — | #405 |
| 1978 | 414 | — | #7,594 | #386 |
| 1977 | 425 | — | — | #380 |
| 1976 | 421 | — | — | #372 |
| 1975 | 488 | — | #7,097 | #352 |
| 1974 | 491 | — | #8,661 | #347 |
| 1973 | 502 | — | — | #340 |
| 1972 | 537 | — | #6,505 | #335 |
| 1971 | 546 | — | #7,309 | #343 |
| 1970 | 601 | — | #7,913 | #324 |
| 1969 | 629 | — | #8,572 | #303 |
| 1968 | 793 | — | #6,191 | #256 |
| 1967 | 772 | — | #6,732 | #264 |
| 1966 | 814 | — | #4,830 | #255 |
| 1965 | 768 | — | — | #270 |
| 1964 | 1,024 | — | #4,609 | #241 |
| 1963 | 816 | — | #6,520 | #269 |
| 1962 | 754 | — | #5,799 | #281 |
| 1961 | 734 | — | #7,440 | #287 |
| 1960 | 754 | — | — | #288 |
| 1959 | 746 | — | #6,166 | #289 |
| 1958 | 715 | — | — | #285 |
| 1957 | 795 | — | — | #267 |
| 1956 | 887 | — | — | #244 |
| 1955 | 772 | — | #6,636 | #250 |
| 1954 | 661 | — | — | #275 |
| 1953 | 478 | — | — | #324 |
| 1952 | 445 | — | — | #330 |
| 1951 | 405 | — | — | #339 |
| 1950 | 447 | — | — | #322 |
| 1949 | 390 | — | — | #341 |
| 1948 | 402 | — | — | #335 |
| 1947 | 441 | — | #6,043 | #329 |
| 1946 | 349 | — | — | #350 |
| 1945 | 243 | — | — | #383 |
| 1944 | 212 | — | — | #415 |
| 1943 | 264 | — | — | #377 |
| 1942 | 203 | — | — | #433 |
| 1941 | 171 | — | — | #451 |
| 1940 | 136 | — | — | #499 |
| 1939 | 120 | — | — | #522 |
| 1938 | 126 | — | — | #517 |
| 1937 | 120 | — | — | #530 |
| 1936 | 108 | — | — | #551 |
| 1935 | 97 | — | — | #588 |
| 1934 | 66 | — | — | #761 |
| 1933 | 63 | — | — | #774 |
| 1932 | 74 | — | — | #727 |
| 1931 | 48 | — | — | #958 |
| 1930 | 44 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1929 | 51 | — | — | #951 |
| 1928 | 33 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1927 | 39 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1926 | 31 | — | — | #1,329 |
| 1925 | 28 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1924 | 37 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1923 | 38 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1922 | 42 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1921 | 68 | — | — | #842 |
| 1920 | 46 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1919 | 26 | — | — | #1,446 |
| 1918 | 22 | — | — | #1,645 |
| 1917 | 26 | — | — | #1,390 |
| 1916 | 22 | — | — | #1,544 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | — | #1,595 |
| 1914 | 19 | — | — | #1,436 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,932 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,969 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | — | #992 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | — | #749 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | — | #690 |