Lance has been given to about 106,184 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Lance ranks 862nd among American boys in 2025, with 279 born that year. Its best year was 1970, when 4,173 babies were given the name, ranking 76th. The typical living American called Lance is about 47 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.