Lanier vs Lance

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

Name A

Lanier

Boy name · Rank #7780

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Name B

Lance

Boy name · Rank #841

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Metric Lanier Lance
Current Rank #7780 #841
Total Births (all years) 1,058 105,563
Peak Year 1952 1970
Peak Year Births 19 4,160
Peak Decade 1940ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1899

Births by Decade

Decade Lanier Lance
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 61
1910ss 35 184
1920ss 113 302
1930ss 90 868
1940ss 130 4,184
1950ss 114 9,720
1960ss 105 20,036
1970ss 117 21,797
1980ss 103 19,452
1990ss 85 12,100
2000ss 53 10,542
2010ss 70 4,783
2020ss 43 1,529

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lanier Lance
2014 7 512
2015 5 454
2016 5 438
2017 8 409
2018 — 394
2019 9 398
2020 5 315
2021 11 305
2022 9 319
2023 8 300
2024 10 290

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, 1914–2024.

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