Masculine dossier · first seen 1899
Lance
Endangered
Down 93.3% from peak
Peak era
1970
Peak births
4,160
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Lance
How many people are named Lance?
An estimated 90,807 living Americans are named Lance.
How rare is Lance?
Lance is uncommon among babies today, with 279 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.3% from its 1970 peak.
How old is the typical Lance?
The median age of a living American named Lance is approximately 45 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 57 years old.
Is Lance still popular?
No. Lance is endangered as a baby name, down 93.3% from its 1970 peak with 279 births in 2025.
Where is Lance most common?
Lance has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 7.0× more often than the national baseline.
1899Peak 19702025
Peak year
1970
Decline from peak
93.3%
2025
279
All-time
105,839
Where it lives now
Lance is most concentrated in South Dakota — about 4.4× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Lance is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.