Masculine dossier · first seen 1895

Terrance

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Terrance
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1988

Peak era

1988

Peak rank proxy

1,424

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1895Peak 19882024

Peak year

1988

Decline from peak

89.4%

2024

151

All-time

70,058

Terrance is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1988, when 1,424 boys were named Terrance.

In 2024, only 151 boys were given the name.

Down 89.4% from its peak.

All told, about 70,058 Americans have been named Terrance and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1895.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1988

In 1988:1,424 boys named Terrance

In 2024:151 boys named Terrance

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