How Many People Are Named Lancer?
An estimated 182 people in the United States have the first name Lancer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Lancer peaked in popularity in 1970 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lancer 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 Lancer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
182
About 1 in 1,883,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1970
31 births
Total Registered
201
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lancer
Lancer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 201 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lancer as a male name
Ranked #13,297 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1970 (31 births)
Lancer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lancer span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 118 babies were registered. Lancer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lancer by Decade
How has Lancer 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.
Lancer by State
Lancer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lancer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lancer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lancer?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Lancer 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 1,883,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Lancer a common name?
Lancer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 201 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lancer most popular?
Lancer reached peak popularity in 1970, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lancer is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lancer a male name?
Lancer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lancer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lancer Smith, Lancer Johnson, Lancer 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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