How Many People Are Named Lance?
people named Lance are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,709 people in the US has this name
Based on 106,184 babies named Lance in Social Security records from 1899 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,173 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic name Lanzo, originally a short form of names that began with the element land meaning "land". During the Middle Ages it became associated with Old French lance "spear, lance". A famous bearer is American cyclist Lance Armstrong (1971-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Lance (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lance alive today is about 44 years old, and 58% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 56 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lance first appears in the records in 1899 and was given most often in 1970, to 4,173 babies. In 2025, 279 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1899 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lance never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #76, in 1970, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 1970 to 1971. In 2025 it ranked #862.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #862 |
| Best rank | #76 (1970) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (1970 to 1971) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #129 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lance alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lance were born in California than in any other state: about 9,953 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lance was given 3.8 times as often in Hawaii, 2.7 times in South Dakota and 2.3 times in Montana.
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