How popular is the name Lance?

Lance ranks 299th among boys' names in US records, with 105,925 births since 1899. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,622.

Is Lance a unisex name?

No. Lance is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 4,160 children were given the name. It has been in use for 126 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#299 of boy names

Pronounced L AE1 N S (ARPABET)

Lance is a boys' name, and first appears in 1899. It has been given to 105,925 children — the 299th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 50% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 4,160 children were given it.

1970Boys: 4,160Girls: 13

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Lance?: Lance ranks 299th among boys' names in US records, with 105,925 births since 1899. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,622.
Is Lance a unisex name?: No. Lance is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Lance most popular?: 1970, when 4,160 children were given the name. It has been in use for 126 years and is still recorded as of 2024.