Lane vs Lance

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

Name A

Lane

Boy name · Rank #261

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Name B

Lance

Boy name · Rank #841

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Metric Lane Lance
Current Rank #261 #841
Total Births (all years) 46,173 105,563
Peak Year 2019 1970
Peak Year Births 1,406 4,160
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1899

Births by Decade

Decade Lane Lance
1880ss 11 —
1890ss 16 5
1900ss 24 61
1910ss 177 184
1920ss 388 302
1930ss 565 868
1940ss 945 4,184
1950ss 1,993 9,720
1960ss 2,416 20,036
1970ss 1,578 21,797
1980ss 1,899 19,452
1990ss 7,028 12,100
2000ss 10,234 10,542
2010ss 12,167 4,783
2020ss 6,732 1,529

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lane Lance
2014 1,200 512
2015 1,209 454
2016 1,231 438
2017 1,178 409
2018 1,212 394
2019 1,406 398
2020 1,370 315
2021 1,320 305
2022 1,338 319
2023 1,373 300
2024 1,331 290

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, 1881–2024.

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