Lanham vs Lance

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

Name A

Lanham

Boy name

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Name B

Lance

Boy name · Rank #841

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Metric Lanham Lance
Current Rank Unranked #841
Total Births (all years) 6 105,563
Peak Year 1907 1970
Peak Year Births 6 4,160
Peak Decade 1900ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1899

Births by Decade

Decade Lanham Lance
1890ss — 5
1900ss 6 61
1910ss — 184
1920ss — 302
1930ss — 868
1940ss — 4,184
1950ss — 9,720
1960ss — 20,036
1970ss — 21,797
1980ss — 19,452
1990ss — 12,100
2000ss — 10,542
2010ss — 4,783
2020ss — 1,529

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lanham Lance
2014 — 512
2015 — 454
2016 — 438
2017 — 409
2018 — 394
2019 — 398
2020 — 315
2021 — 305
2022 — 319
2023 — 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, 1907–1907.

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