Lance vs Landon

Side-by-side comparison of Lance and Landon - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lance

Boy name · Rank #840

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Name B

Landon

Boy name · Rank #106

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Metric Lance Landon
Current Rank #840 #106
Total Births (all years) 105,839 186,603
Peak Year 1970 2010
Peak Year Births 4,160 10,483
Peak Decade 1970s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1899 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Lance Landon
1880s - 35
1890s 5 42
1900s 61 47
1910s 184 223
1920s 302 357
1930s 868 477
1940s 4,184 318
1950s 9,720 337
1960s 20,034 682
1970s 21,791 1,912
1980s 19,452 5,966
1990s 12,100 12,510
2000s 10,542 61,132
2010s 4,784 79,325
2020s 1,812 23,240

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lance Landon
2014 512 8,249
2015 454 7,948
2016 438 7,046
2017 409 6,358
2018 394 5,860
2019 398 5,512
2020 315 4,783
2021 305 4,606
2022 320 4,032
2023 302 3,655
2024 291 3,324
2025 279 2,840

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1899–2025.

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