Terrace
The Story of Terrace
As a girl name
Terrace first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1956, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 13 Terraces were born — ranking #3,558 that year. As of 2026, Terrace ranks #16,866 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 107 Terraces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Terrace first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1943, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 28 Terraces were born — ranking #1,965 that year. As of 2026, Terrace ranks #10,806 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 714 Terraces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Terrace
Terrace is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 714 births in the dataset. Terrace's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #1,965. Use the chart and map above to compare Terrace's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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