Lance

Lance

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Lance first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 37 babies (rank #698 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

508

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lance

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	35	#515
1997	27	#624
1998	28	#636
1999	20	#825
2000	19	#871
2001	18	#931
2002	19	#933
2003	26	#804
2004	24	#893
2005	37	#698
2006	34	#757
2007	23	#1,067
2008	25	#1,036
2009	25	#1,054
2010	18	#1,383
2011	25	#1,068
2012	26	#1,071
2013	18	#1,374
2014	23	#1,165
2015	17	#1,485
2016	21	#1,293

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#515

1997

#624

1998

#636

1999

#825

2000

#871

2001

#931

2002

#933

2003

#804

2004

#893

2005

#698

2006

#757

2007

#1,067

2008

#1,036

2009

#1,054

2010

#1,383

2011

#1,068

2012

#1,071

2013

#1,374

2014

#1,165

2015

#1,485

2016

#1,293