Terence

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A few things about Terence you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Terence

Terence Tao

Australian-American mathematician

Choose Terence and your child shares a first name with Terence Tao, an Australian-American mathematician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Terence, like who?” Terence Tao's Wikipedia article is available in 54 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics, CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 36,364 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Terence, 47 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Terence would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTerence first shows up in US birth records in 1885, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 140 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1964, when it ranked #241. Today it's #2,718, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTerence was 3.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,718 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 36,364.
• 🍂TrendTerence has slipped 426 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,718. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedTerence is most popular in Maryland, where it ranks #809. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.

About the name Terence

Terence is a boy name of English and Latin origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-nce”. US birth records list Terence for boys from 1885 to 2025, in 120 of those 141 years. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked #241 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,718, with 47 babies.

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