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Boy name

Clance

100% boys · last recorded 1960

Clance has been given to about 336 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1932, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 124
Median age today85 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Clance per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1932 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time336

How popular is Clance?

Its best year was 1932, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 1658th. The typical living American called Clance is about 85 years old today.

Names that sound like Clance

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lance0.88
  2. Chance0.78
  3. Clarence0.76
  4. Clarke0.78
  5. Vance0.75
  6. Clarance0.76
  7. Kayce0.72
  8. Kane0.66

Middle names for Clance

Ranked by flow score
  1. Clance Thomas0.80
  2. Clance James0.80
  3. Clance Miles0.79
  4. Clance Wilder0.78
  5. Clance Cole0.65
  6. Clance Paul0.61

Sibling names for Clance

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.72
  2. Mavissister · 0.69
  3. Winonasister · 0.68
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.66
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.64
  6. Billieeither · 0.63

Where Clance is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Clance Wilson0.75
    2. Clance Williams0.75
    3. Clance Walker0.75
    4. Clance Turner0.75
    5. Clance Torres0.75
    6. Clance Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Clance

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.