Is Lance a boy or girl name?
Lance is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 290 boys were named Lance, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 105,908 US babies named Lance were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #841
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lance since 1899
- 105,908
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 4,173 babies
Boys and girls named Lance, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 184 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 302 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 868 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 4,184 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 9,720 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 20,036 | 68 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 21,797 | 122 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 19,452 | 121 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 12,100 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 10,542 | 5 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,783 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,529 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 290 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 300 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 319 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 305 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 315 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 398 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 394 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 409 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 438 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 454 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 512 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 459 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 540 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 575 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 604 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 639 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 751 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 826 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,003 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,256 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,161 | #275 | 5 | #17,615 |
| 2003 | 1,167 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,232 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,286 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,221 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,003 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 880 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 918 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,048 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,095 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,119 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,259 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,507 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,574 | #197 | 7 | #10,911 |
| 1990 | 1,697 | #182 | 5 | #14,187 |
| 1989 | 1,823 | #165 | 15 | #5,693 |
| 1988 | 1,894 | #146 | 10 | #7,436 |
| 1987 | 1,993 | #142 | 11 | #6,555 |
| 1986 | 2,051 | #134 | 11 | #6,383 |
| 1985 | 2,152 | #130 | 8 | #7,952 |
| 1984 | 2,135 | #127 | 15 | #4,861 |
| 1983 | 1,962 | #135 | 11 | #6,015 |
| 1982 | 1,974 | #142 | 14 | #5,076 |
| 1981 | 1,682 | #160 | 11 | #6,109 |
| 1980 | 1,786 | #152 | 15 | #4,854 |
| 1979 | 1,867 | #142 | 22 | #3,604 |
| 1978 | 1,972 | #134 | 11 | #5,765 |
| 1977 | 1,924 | #139 | 14 | #4,789 |
| 1976 | 1,736 | #144 | 8 | #6,949 |
| 1975 | 1,496 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 1,529 | #159 | 7 | #7,280 |
| 1973 | 1,684 | #148 | 15 | #4,067 |
| 1972 | 2,253 | #126 | 17 | #3,633 |
| 1971 | 3,176 | #98 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1970 | 4,160 | #76 | 13 | #4,374 |
| 1969 | 3,027 | #103 | 9 | #5,257 |
| 1968 | 1,993 | #144 | 14 | #3,697 |
| 1967 | 1,804 | #152 | 8 | #5,211 |
| 1966 | 1,819 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,753 | #169 | 9 | #4,660 |
| 1964 | 2,089 | #157 | 8 | #5,233 |
| 1963 | 1,865 | #166 | 7 | #5,610 |
| 1962 | 2,004 | #160 | 5 | #7,075 |
| 1961 | 1,807 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,875 | #171 | 8 | #4,972 |
| 1959 | 1,431 | #203 | 6 | #5,924 |
| 1958 | 1,132 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,158 | #222 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1956 | 1,116 | #218 | 6 | #5,630 |
| 1955 | 1,059 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 921 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 710 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 707 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 751 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 735 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 617 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 609 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 606 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 414 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 400 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 404 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 295 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 338 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 247 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 254 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 291 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 267 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 70 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 72 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 41 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 31 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 32 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lance reached #76 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #3,604 in 1979. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lance
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.