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Terrance Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Terrance?

The less frequently given name Terrance was the 810th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #179 for the first time in 1979 and as recently as 1980.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1988 with 1,424 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Terrance in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Terrance, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1914-1919, 1923-1927, 1929-1948, 1951-1954, 1961-1964, and 1985-1988, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1992-1996.

Where is the name Terrance popularity headed?

Terrance's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

Terrance's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Terrance has dropped.

The name Terrance is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Terrance (Girl)Terrance (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 277 810
2017 < 5 -- 305 768
2016 < 5 -- 331 736
2015 < 5 -- 377 674
2014 < 5 -- 364 689
2013 < 5 -- 408 613
2012 < 5 -- 435 588
2011 < 5 -- 427 587
2010 < 5 -- 445 570
2009 < 5 -- 562 486
2008 < 5 -- 511 527
2007 < 5 -- 569 473
2006 < 5 -- 583 464
2005 < 5 -- 562 455
2004 < 5 -- 535 472
2003 < 5 -- 552 457
2002 < 5 -- 563 440
2001 < 5 -- 580 423
2000 < 5 -- 628 402
1999 < 5 -- 688 376
1998 < 5 -- 680 374
1997 7 11,978 713 355
1996 < 5 -- 730 340
1995 8 10,439 840 315
1994 7 11,679 991 275
1993 < 5 -- 1,058 273
1992 7 11,635 1,275 232
1991 < 5 -- 1,345 222
1990 13 6,840 1,224 236
1989 16 5,528 1,361 208
1988 16 5,296 1,424 193
1987 11 6,753 1,134 216
1986 10 7,083 1,133 213
1985 16 4,839 1,188 203
1984 13 5,516 1,213 198
1983 20 3,936 1,195 197
1982 10 6,844 1,266 198
1981 12 5,872 1,276 195
1980 19 4,134 1,380 179
1979 17 4,403 1,347 179
1978 13 5,194 1,282 183
1977 15 4,633 1,236 192
1976 25 2,996 1,200 185
1975 25 2,956 1,180 192
1974 24 2,999 1,068 208
1973 25 2,826 1,187 191
1972 19 3,396 1,110 206
1971 20 3,355 1,101 212
1970 23 3,019 1,179 213
1969 20 3,094 983 232
1968 19 3,044 1,022 221
1967 17 3,195 989 222
1966 14 3,540 963 225
1965 22 2,675 947 240
1964 21 2,815 1,119 224
1963 10 4,512 811 269
1962 7 5,797 743 282
1961 11 4,207 756 281
1960 16 3,199 725 291
1959 12 3,807 828 276
1958 13 3,527 914 257
1957 12 3,673 1,040 237
1956 10 4,143 1,057 226
1955 21 2,468 1,141 213
1954 18 2,689 1,124 209
1953 16 2,800 964 217
1952 17 2,662 903 220
1951 16 2,683 914 214
1950 13 3,036 953 208
1949 16 2,611 829 222
1948 14 2,823 865 215
1947 10 3,683 791 229
1946 7 4,375 630 245
1945 < 5 -- 459 282
1944 < 5 -- 472 272
1943 8 3,777 462 284
1942 < 5 -- 394 309
1941 < 5 -- 300 333
1940 < 5 -- 254 360
1939 < 5 -- 254 348
1938 < 5 -- 186 419
1937 < 5 -- 147 460
1936 < 5 -- 136 485
1935 < 5 -- 102 574
1934 < 5 -- 95 609
1933 < 5 -- 56 833
1932 < 5 -- 57 850
1931 < 5 -- 42 1,046
1930 < 5 -- 45 1,034
1929 < 5 -- 34 1,212
1928 < 5 -- 33 1,269
1927 < 5 -- 45 1,056
1926 < 5 -- 30 1,353
1925 < 5 -- 28 1,422
1924 < 5 -- 19 1,887
1923 < 5 -- 23 1,638
1922 < 5 -- 24 1,584
1921 < 5 -- 30 1,387
1920 < 5 -- 23 1,636
1919 < 5 -- 27 1,406
1918 < 5 -- 15 2,152
1917 < 5 -- 18 1,805
1916 < 5 -- 18 1,760
1915 < 5 -- 12 2,295
1914 < 5 -- 7 2,879
1913 < 5 -- 8 2,249
1912 < 5 -- 11 1,609
1911 < 5 -- 5 1,970
1910 < 5 -- 6 1,568
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.