Lance Boy
How popular is Lance?
#862 boy name in 2025
279 baby boys were named Lance in the US in 2025, making it the 862nd most popular boy name.
92,788living people named Lance (est.)
46median age of people named Lance
106,184babies named Lance since 1880
1 in 11,883US babies born in 2025
Lance popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #862 for boys (▼ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 279 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #604 in 2015, #764 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (4,160 boys) |
| Highest rank | #76 in 1970 |
| First recorded | 1899 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Lance is most popular
Babies named Lance per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Lance by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1900s | 61 | #857 |
| 1910s | 184 | #1,153 |
| 1920s | 302 | #1,122 |
| 1930s | 868 | #321 |
| 1940s | 4,184 | #263 |
| 1950s | 9,720 | #203 |
| 1960s | 20,034 | #103 |
| 1970s | 21,791 | #76 |
| 1980s | 19,452 | #127 |
| 1990s | 12,100 | #182 |
| 2000s | 10,542 | #256 |
| 2010s | 4,784 | #443 |
| 2020s | 1,812 | #764 |
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Questions
- Is Lance a boy or girl name?
- Lance is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lance were boys.
- How popular is the name Lance?
- 279 baby boys were named Lance in the US in 2025, making it the 862nd most popular boy name.
- When was Lance most popular?
- Lance peaked in 1970, when 4,160 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #76 in 1970.
- How many people are named Lance?
- 106,184 babies have been named Lance in the US since 1880. We estimate about 92,788 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
- Where is Lance most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lance was most common in Louisiana, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.