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Terence

Boy

Origin of the name

Terence comes from the Latin Terentius. It is the name of a great comic playwright of Rome.

Classic name

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In 1964, Terence reached its peak: 1,014 boys, 1 baby in 3,834. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 120 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 2718.
34,290births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 241rank at its peak, in 1964

Where babies named Terence are born

1964

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The darker the blue, the more common Terence is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Terence is most common in District of Columbia (2.5 times), New York (2.1) and New Jersey (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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