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.
- #12,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,134 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
206 babies have been named Lancer since 1916, making it today's #12134 boys' name.
Lancer has 206 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12134 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, 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.
- #12,784 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,134 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 206 born since 1916
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lancer ranks #12,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,134 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 206 born since 1916, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,134 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lancer's 206 recorded births place it above 71.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lancer compares
206 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lancer's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lancer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 206 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
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 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
1970s is the heaviest window (118 births, 57% of the file).
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% |
5 of 206 births nationwide.
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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
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lancer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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).
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 August 2026.