Given name
Terance
“learned”·“instigator”·“from an ancient Roman clan”
In English use, Terance is a variant of Terence. Interpretations include “learned” (Latin), “instigator” (Latin), and “from an ancient Roman clan” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Terance is a variant of Terence. Interpretations include “learned” (Latin), “instigator” (Latin), and “from an ancient Roman clan” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Terance is a variant of Terence. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Terance is a variant of Terence. The history of Terence gives this family its wider story. Terence’s historical associations include the Roman playwright Marcus Terentius Afer, and later various early Christian saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Terance through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,840
- 2,840 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 76 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,023 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Terance’s family of names
In English usage, Terance has a related form in Terence.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Terance
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Terance, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Terrance
“learned” · “instigator”
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“one who is stubborn” · “a powerful man”
>99% boys
Tyrell
“one who is stubborn” · “a powerful man”
>99% boys
Tyree
“one who is courteous”
>99% boys
Devonte
“one who is energetic”
>99% boys
Efrain
“one who is tertile; productive” · “fruitful”
>99% boys
German
“a man from Germany” · “one who is brotherly”
>99% boys
Stephan
“crowned with garland”
>99% boys