Terance
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning smooth, polished; a form of Terrence.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Terance by the numbers
Terance was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 76 babies in 1991, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Terance. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Terranceearth, smooth; variant of Terrence300 in the US (2017)
- Terencesmooth tender; from teres or terens22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Terrencesoft, tender; a form of Terence261 in the US (2017)
- Torrancefrom the town of Torrance; rocky hills51 in the US (2017)
- Tarrancefrom terentia; earthy or smooth6 in the US (2017)
- Torencefrom the torrent; variant of Torrance5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Terance
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