Is Terrace a boy or girl name?

Terrace is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 821 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 13.0% were girls and 87.0% were boys. It changed hands in 1974, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Terrace

Recorded 1943–2012 · United States

Terrace was most popular in 1974, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,025 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 821 people named Terrace.

Terrace over time

Births per year. The dot marks Terrace’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Terrace a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Terrace is mostly a boy’s name — 13.0% of the 821 Americans given it were girls and 87.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 1974 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org