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Terence

Terence: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain”
Origin
Latin
Say it
TER-ents · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From the Roman family name Terentius. The original meaning is unknown or uncertain; Terence is the usual English form of Terentius.

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How popular is Terence?

202412.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Terence in 202443

2024 rank#2,912 boys

Peak year1964

Total US babies since 188034,413

Terence is fading: recent use is about 44% of its level ten years before.

Names like Terence

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Terrenceuncertain; from a Roman family name · Latin
  • Lucasfrom Lucania · Latin
  • Leolion · Latin
  • Julianyouthful, downy-bearded · Latin
  • Anthonyof the Antonius family · Latin
  • RomanRoman, from Rome · Latin
  • Bennettblessed · Latin
  • Adrianfrom Hadria · Latin

Terence questions

What does the name Terence mean?

Terence means "uncertain". It comes from Latin. From the Roman family name Terentius. The original meaning is unknown or uncertain; Terence is the usual English form of Terentius.

Is Terence a boy or girl name?

Terence is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Terence?

43 US babies were named Terence in 2024. Its peak year was 1964.

How do you pronounce Terence?

Terence is usually pronounced TER-ents.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.