Total births
78
Unisex name · since 1990
Jance
78 babies named Jance in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 78
- total births
- 1990–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Jance is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 78 have been recorded since 1990.
Jance has 78 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2019.
- 78 total births
- 1990–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
78 boys have been named Jance since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 78
- total births
- 1990–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Jance was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
7 babies were named Jance in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Jance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jance splits its recorded history at 2007: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jance at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1990
Jance popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2019
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jance popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1960 (Jance as girls' name)
Jance by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jance's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Jance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jance? ▼
Since 1990, Social Security records show 78 babies named Jance. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 1990, with 7 births.
When was Jance most popular? ▼
Jance was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Is Jance a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jance is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 78 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Jance been used? ▼
Jance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 30 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jance? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jan, Jansen, Janet, Janson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Jance's data
- Jance's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jance
Nearby Names Like Jance
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jance
Jan Boy
#2191 22,403 births
Jansen Boy
#2850 2,124 births
Janet Boy
1,515 births
Janson Boy
#4740 1,170 births
Jancarlos Boy
#7436 1,161 births
Compare Jance side by side: Jance vs Jan Jance vs Jansen Jance vs Janet
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jance: Baby Name Since 1990 - 78 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jance. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jance draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.