Is Vance a boy or girl name?
Vance is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 226 boys were named Vance, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 26,949 US babies named Vance were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #996
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Vance since 1880
- 26,949
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 555 babies
Boys and girls named Vance, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 177 | 5 | 2.7% |
| 1900s | 229 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,233 | 50 | 3.9% |
| 1920s | 1,735 | 40 | 2.3% |
| 1930s | 1,501 | 14 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 2,075 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 3,420 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 4,064 | 16 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 2,253 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,875 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 1,929 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,443 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,631 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,155 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 226 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 237 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 229 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 242 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 221 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 245 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 220 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 265 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 248 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 318 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 246 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 245 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 255 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 300 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 289 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 294 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 290 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 318 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 298 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 261 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 231 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 242 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 198 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 170 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 141 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 165 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 135 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 175 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 162 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 162 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 186 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 218 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 237 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 243 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 246 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 262 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 244 | #602 | 6 | #11,744 |
| 1987 | 212 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 162 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 162 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 160 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 198 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 171 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 152 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 152 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 162 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 172 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 145 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 209 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 166 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 176 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 250 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 226 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 340 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 407 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 555 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 331 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 288 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 299 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 384 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 406 | #396 | 6 | #6,737 |
| 1963 | 457 | #372 | 5 | #7,605 |
| 1962 | 431 | #389 | 5 | #7,528 |
| 1961 | 463 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 450 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 411 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 376 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 462 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 359 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 321 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 279 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 338 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 309 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 304 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 261 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 267 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 249 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 281 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 224 | #425 | 7 | #4,393 |
| 1945 | 208 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 189 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 166 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 150 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 176 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 165 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 149 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 152 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 137 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 166 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 143 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 168 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 146 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 134 | #497 | 7 | #3,879 |
| 1931 | 150 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 156 | #478 | 7 | #4,015 |
| 1929 | 142 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 180 | #449 | 5 | #5,374 |
| 1927 | 168 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 171 | #460 | 5 | #5,564 |
| 1925 | 186 | #441 | 5 | #5,712 |
| 1924 | 152 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 166 | #476 | 5 | #5,675 |
| 1922 | 199 | #428 | 5 | #5,729 |
| 1921 | 164 | #482 | 6 | #5,058 |
| 1920 | 207 | #412 | 9 | #3,573 |
| 1919 | 158 | #478 | 6 | #4,769 |
| 1918 | 190 | #426 | 7 | #4,256 |
| 1917 | 196 | #406 | 6 | #4,555 |
| 1916 | 177 | #423 | 6 | #4,371 |
| 1915 | 132 | #487 | 9 | #3,115 |
| 1914 | 134 | #411 | 6 | #3,580 |
| 1913 | 108 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 71 | #469 | 5 | #3,405 |
| 1911 | 37 | #488 | 5 | #2,837 |
| 1910 | 30 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 40 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 30 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 19 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 26 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 19 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 25 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 23 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 15 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 17 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 18 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 26 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 20 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 19 | #432 | 5 | #1,639 |
| 1892 | 18 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 19 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 12 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 9 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #803 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Vance reached #328 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #1,639 in 1893. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Vance
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.