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How popular is the name Terrence?
Births per year, rank history and how many Terrences are alive today.
Terrence (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Terence in England and Wales, ranked 3684th in 2025 and given to 5 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2010, when 19 babies were given the name, the 1289th most popular that year. It has declined since 2010; the 2025 figure is roughly 26% of its peak. Common short forms of Terrence include Terry.
Across all spellings of the name, the Terence you are most likely to meet is around 80 years old. Half of all Terences born in England and Wales are between 63 and 81, and there are at least 84,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 24% chance that at least one of them will be called Terence.
How many babies are named Terrence each year?
Includes all spellings: Terrence, Terence. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Terrence spelling rank?
Where does the Terence spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Terrence most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Terence, peaked in 1944, when around 4,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Terrence spelling itself peaked in 2010, with 19 babies.
How many people are called Terrence?
At least 84,000 people named Terrence in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Terrence?
Most living Terrences are between 63 and 81; the most common age is about 80.
Is Terrence becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1944 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.