Clance — boys' name

What the Data Says About Clance

The Social Security Administration has registered 336 babies named Clance between 1913 and 1960, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clance currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clance performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Clance shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Clance in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clance in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 336 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.