Declining since 1991, #10,695 for boys today.
Popularity of Tarrance since 1960
Babies named Tarrance per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1980, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tarrance's real moment was 1973.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 99 |
| 1970s | 238 |
| 1980s | 221 |
| 1990s | 169 |
| 2000s | 106 |
| 2010s | 65 |
| 2020s | 6 |
Meaning & origin
Tarrance first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1960 and saw its peak usage in 1973, though it has always been an uncommon name. Since 1991, its frequency has been steadily declining; in 2025, it ranked 10,695th nationally, meaning approximately 1 in 284,679 boys received the name that year. The name is a modern respelling of the more established Terrence, sharing its etymological roots in the Latin Terentius. Tarrance has never been regionally concentrated, with no single state recording the name as particularly popular. Its trend trajectory suggests it remains a rare, distinctive choice within the English-speaking world.
Tarrance is a modern variant of Terrence, itself an English form of the Latin name Terentius. The Roman nomen Terentius is of uncertain origin, though it has been linked to the Latin word 'tener' (tender). The name Terrence was popularized in the English-speaking world during the 20th century, and Tarrance emerged as a less common respelling in the 1960s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Terry, Taz
Sibling names for Tarrance
Names that share Tarrance's style, for a brother or sister.
