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Terence
Pronounced /ˈtɛɹəns/
Rank in 2024
#2,916
Born in 2024
43
Peak year
1964 · #241
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 43 boys were named Terence, about 1 in every 39,891.
- It peaked in 1964 with 1,015 babies, ranked #241.
- It first shows up in the records in 1885.
- 34,243 boys have been named Terence since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Terence per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.3Boomers1946–64
- 0.3Gen X1965–80
- 0.2Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 512 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 2,179 babies, 0.11 per 1,000. Boomers: 11,971 babies, 0.32 per 1,000. Gen X: 8,906 babies, 0.33 per 1,000. Millennials: 7,248 babies, 0.24 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,495 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 909 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin Terentius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, borne by a Roman playwright and by early Christian saints. In Ireland, it has been used to represent Turlough.
- A male given name from Latin, popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈtɛɹəns/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Terence, CC BY-SA 4.0.