Holding steady.
Popularity of Tarence since 1962
Babies named Tarence per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1985, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tarence's real moment was 1976.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 50 |
| 1970s | 141 |
| 1980s | 151 |
| 1990s | 119 |
| 2000s | 63 |
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tarence is a modern American respelling of the ancient name Terence, with its first recorded use in 1962. The name reached its peak popularity in 1976, though even then it remained extremely rare, never entering the top 1,000 names. Its trajectory has been stable over the decades, with sporadic low-level use. Because no state recorded a significant number of bearers, there are no top states to highlight. Tarence offers a distinctive spelling twist on a classic Roman name, but its rarity means it has no established meaning or nickname tradition.
Tarence is a rare modern American coinage, almost certainly an altered form of the Roman name Terence (from Latin Terentius), which is of uncertain meaning. The spelling with an 'a' instead of 'e' likely arose from phonetic respelling or spelling variation. It first appeared in U.S. records in 1962 and saw modest use in the 1970s, with a peak in 1976.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Tarence
Names that share Tarence's style, for a brother or sister.
