Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Vance

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1969

Peak rank proxy

555

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19692024

Peak year

1969

Decline from peak

59.3%

2024

226

All-time

26,811

Vance has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1969, when 555 boys were named Vance.

In 2024, only 226 boys were given the name.

Down 59.3% from its peak.

All told, about 26,811 Americans have been named Vance and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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