How Many People Are Named Lance?
An estimated 94,601 people in the United States have the first name Lance. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Lance peaked in popularity in 1970 with 4,173 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lance as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lance paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Lance is overwhelmingly male, 345 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
94,601
About 1 in 3,623 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1970
4,173 births
Total Registered
105,908
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lance
Lance is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 105,908 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Lance as a male name
Ranked #841 in 2024
290 male births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (4,160 births)
Lance as a female name
Ranked #17,615 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1979 (22 births)
Lance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lance span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 21,919 babies were registered. Lance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lance by Decade
How has Lance tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lance by State
Birth registrations for Lance span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont. On average, about 2,012 Lances were registered per state.
Lance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lance
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lance?
We estimate approximately 94,601 people named Lance are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,623 Americans share this first name.
Is Lance a common name?
Lance is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 105,908 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lance most popular?
Lance reached peak popularity in 1970, when 4,173 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lance is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lance a male name?
Lance is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lance Smith, Lance Johnson, Lance Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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