Lance
Boy name · Germanic origin
Lance meaning
Diminutive of Lancelot, which means “land”
Lance at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #841 in 2024
Lance popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1900 | #968 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,208 | 36 |
| 1930 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1940 | #358 | 254 |
| 1950 | #249 | 735 |
| 1960 | #171 | 1,875 |
| 1970 | #76 | 4,160 |
| 1980 | #152 | 1,786 |
| 1990 | #182 | 1,697 |
| 2000 | #267 | 1,221 |
| 2010 | #443 | 604 |
| 2020 | #764 | 315 |
| 2024 | #841 | 290 |
All 125 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1900 | #968 | 8 |
| 1901 | #858 | 7 |
| 1902 | #862 | 8 |
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1911 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1912 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1914 | #1,153 | 25 |
| 1915 | #1,410 | 23 |
| 1916 | #1,549 | 21 |
| 1917 | #1,203 | 32 |
| 1918 | #1,446 | 25 |
| 1919 | #1,321 | 29 |
| 1920 | #1,208 | 36 |
| 1921 | #1,122 | 40 |
| 1922 | #1,158 | 38 |
| 1923 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1924 | #1,492 | 26 |
| 1925 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1926 | #1,353 | 29 |
| 1927 | #1,321 | 31 |
| 1928 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1929 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1930 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1931 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1932 | #1,426 | 24 |
| 1933 | #1,103 | 35 |
| 1934 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1935 | #992 | 41 |
| 1936 | #698 | 72 |
| 1937 | #722 | 70 |
| 1938 | #339 | 267 |
| 1939 | #321 | 291 |
| 1940 | #358 | 254 |
| 1941 | #370 | 247 |
| 1942 | #330 | 338 |
| 1943 | #357 | 295 |
| 1944 | #298 | 404 |
| 1945 | #299 | 400 |
| 1946 | #316 | 414 |
| 1947 | #275 | 606 |
| 1948 | #268 | 609 |
| 1949 | #263 | 617 |
| 1950 | #249 | 735 |
| 1951 | #245 | 751 |
| 1952 | #257 | 707 |
| 1953 | #261 | 710 |
| 1954 | #231 | 921 |
| 1955 | #221 | 1,059 |
| 1956 | #218 | 1,116 |
| 1957 | #222 | 1,158 |
| 1958 | #231 | 1,132 |
| 1959 | #203 | 1,431 |
| 1960 | #171 | 1,875 |
| 1961 | #173 | 1,807 |
| 1962 | #160 | 2,004 |
| 1963 | #166 | 1,865 |
| 1964 | #157 | 2,089 |
| 1965 | #169 | 1,753 |
| 1966 | #156 | 1,819 |
| 1967 | #152 | 1,804 |
| 1968 | #144 | 1,993 |
| 1969 | #103 | 3,027 |
| 1970 | #76 | 4,160 |
| 1971 | #98 | 3,176 |
| 1972 | #126 | 2,253 |
| 1973 | #148 | 1,684 |
| 1974 | #159 | 1,529 |
| 1975 | #163 | 1,496 |
| 1976 | #144 | 1,736 |
| 1977 | #139 | 1,924 |
| 1978 | #134 | 1,972 |
| 1979 | #142 | 1,867 |
| 1980 | #152 | 1,786 |
| 1981 | #160 | 1,682 |
| 1982 | #142 | 1,974 |
| 1983 | #135 | 1,962 |
| 1984 | #127 | 2,135 |
| 1985 | #130 | 2,152 |
| 1986 | #134 | 2,051 |
| 1987 | #142 | 1,993 |
| 1988 | #146 | 1,894 |
| 1989 | #165 | 1,823 |
| 1990 | #182 | 1,697 |
| 1991 | #197 | 1,574 |
| 1992 | #204 | 1,507 |
| 1993 | #230 | 1,259 |
| 1994 | #258 | 1,119 |
| 1995 | #257 | 1,095 |
| 1996 | #268 | 1,048 |
| 1997 | #297 | 918 |
| 1998 | #315 | 880 |
| 1999 | #287 | 1,003 |
| 2000 | #267 | 1,221 |
| 2001 | #256 | 1,286 |
| 2002 | #261 | 1,232 |
| 2003 | #269 | 1,167 |
| 2004 | #275 | 1,161 |
| 2005 | #263 | 1,256 |
| 2006 | #319 | 1,003 |
| 2007 | #371 | 826 |
| 2008 | #395 | 751 |
| 2009 | #437 | 639 |
| 2010 | #443 | 604 |
| 2011 | #467 | 575 |
| 2012 | #494 | 540 |
| 2013 | #568 | 459 |
| 2014 | #541 | 512 |
| 2015 | #604 | 454 |
| 2016 | #615 | 438 |
| 2017 | #634 | 409 |
| 2018 | #651 | 394 |
| 2019 | #664 | 398 |
| 2020 | #764 | 315 |
| 2021 | #801 | 305 |
| 2022 | #789 | 319 |
| 2023 | #815 | 300 |
| 2024 | #841 | 290 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Lance” (revision 92416180), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Lancelot” (revision 92416184), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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