Terrance
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning earth, smooth; variant of Terrence.
Babies a year
300
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Terrance has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #675 |
| 2016 | #737 |
| 2017 | #768 |
| 2018 | #811 |
| 2019 | #940 |
| 2020 | #965 |
Terrance by the numbers
Terrance was given to 300 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,424 babies in 1988, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Terrance. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Terrencesoft, tender; a form of Terence261 in the US (2017)
- Torrancefrom the town of Torrance; rocky hills51 in the US (2017)
- Terancesmooth, polished; a form of Terrence9 in the US (2017)
- Tarrancefrom terentia; earthy or smooth6 in the US (2017)
- Terencesmooth tender; from teres or terens22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Torrencefrom the city of taurinum in italy35 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the earth
Like Terrance, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Terrance
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