Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Rance

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Rance
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1962

Peak era

1962

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1882Peak 19622024

Peak year

1962

Decline from peak

82.5%

2024

All-time

2,992

Rance is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1962, when 57 boys were named Rance.

In 2024, only 10 boys were given the name.

Down 82.5% from its peak.

All told, about 2,992 Americans have been named Rance and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1962

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