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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 96 babies (rank #283 that year). In 2024 it was given to 18 boys (rank #1,302). 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.

1,487

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Lance in 2024

Other boys' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	96	#283
1992	78	#332
1993	76	#335
1994	71	#325
1995	70	#365
1996	49	#437
1997	51	#427
1998	47	#443
1999	43	#463
2000	38	#513
2001	43	#484
2002	48	#445
2003	46	#472
2004	45	#505
2005	62	#395
2006	47	#511
2007	40	#610
2008	34	#695
2009	47	#571
2010	38	#649
2011	34	#713
2012	35	#702
2013	43	#619
2014	30	#804
2015	35	#721
2016	41	#651
2017	35	#729
2018	37	#704
2019	31	#788
2020	27	#905
2021	14	#1,484
2022	16	#1,356
2023	22	#1,084
2024	18	#1,302