Total births
206
Boys' name · since 1916
Lancer
206 babies named Lancer in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 206
- total births
- 1916–2025
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Lancer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 206 recorded since 1916.
Lancer has 206 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- 206 total births
- 1916–2025 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
206 boys have been named Lancer since 1916, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2025.
- 206
- total births
- 1916–2025
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Lancer was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
31 babies were named Lancer in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
Lancer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lancer splits its recorded history at 1977: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lancer at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Lancer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Lancer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Lancer's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Lancer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 118 births (57% of all-time use).
Lancer by state
Where Lancer concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.4% |
Texas share of Lancer's total US births 2.4%
5 of 206 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lancer? ▼
Lancer has been given to 206 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 31 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Lancer most popular? ▼
Lancer was most popular in the 1970s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Lancer most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lancer are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lancer been used? ▼
Lancer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 110 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lancer? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Landon, Lance, Lane, Landen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Lancer's data
- Lancer's decade-level peak was the 1970s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lancers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- 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 Lancer
Nearby Names Like Lancer
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lancer
Landon Boy
#106 186,603 births
Lance Boy
#840 105,839 births
Lane Boy
#261 47,562 births
Landen Boy
#815 26,819 births
Landyn Boy
#949 11,887 births
Compare Lancer side by side: Lancer vs Landon Lancer vs Lance Lancer vs Lane
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lancer: Baby Name Since 1916 - 206 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lancer. 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 Lancer 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 June 2026.