Lance

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Lance is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Lance first appears in the data in 1960 and has been recorded in 10 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 101 babies (rank #91 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lance

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lance yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

342

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

101

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lance

Lance Armstrongautobiographer · b. 1971
Lance StrollFormula One driver · b. 1998
Lance Henriksenfilm actor · b. 1940
Lance Reddickfilm actor · b. 1962
Lance Bassautobiographer · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1960	43	#106
1961	101	#91
1962	39	#106
1963	39	#106
1964	46	#103
1965	29	#111
1972	41	#110
2015	1	#1,671
2016	1	#1,694
2017	2	#675