Lang vs Lance

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

Name A

Lang

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Name B

Lance

Boy name · Rank #840

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Metric Lang Lance
Current Rank Unranked #840
Total Births (all years) 549 105,839
Peak Year 1989 1970
Peak Year Births 13 4,160
Peak Decade 1980s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1899

Births by Decade

Decade Lang Lance
1890s - 5
1900s - 61
1910s 13 184
1920s 27 302
1930s 21 868
1940s 39 4,184
1950s 50 9,720
1960s 65 20,034
1970s 66 21,791
1980s 104 19,452
1990s 80 12,100
2000s 23 10,542
2010s 38 4,784
2020s 23 1,812

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lang Lance
2014 6 512
2015 - 454
2016 9 438
2017 - 409
2018 - 394
2019 6 398
2020 5 315
2021 5 305
2022 8 320
2023 5 302
2024 - 291
2025 - 279

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, 1918–2023.

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