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

Boy name

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Name B

Lance

Boy name · Rank #841

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Metric Lang Lance
Current Rank Unranked #841
Total Births (all years) 549 105,563
Peak Year 1989 1970
Peak Year Births 13 4,160
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1899

Births by Decade

Decade Lang Lance
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 61
1910ss 13 184
1920ss 27 302
1930ss 21 868
1940ss 39 4,184
1950ss 50 9,720
1960ss 65 20,036
1970ss 66 21,797
1980ss 104 19,452
1990ss 80 12,100
2000ss 23 10,542
2010ss 38 4,783
2020ss 23 1,529

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 8 319
2023 5 300
2024 — 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, 1918–2023.

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