Boys' name · since 1882
Rance
3,002 babies named Rance in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,535 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,695 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,002
- born since 1882
- 1960s
- peak decade
3,002 babies have been named Rance since 1882, making it today's #7695 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rance has been recorded 3,002 times among boys since 1882, currently ranked #7695 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #2,535 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,695 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,002 born since 1882
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rance ranks #2,535 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,695 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,002 born since 1882, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,535 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,695 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,002
- born since 1882
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rance's 3,002 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rance compares
3,002 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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
Rance's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rance | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,002 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rance's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Rance by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (461 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was Rance's strongest decade.
461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Rance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s 78
1910s
78 births
- 1920s 109
1920s
109 births
- 1930s 144
1930s
144 births
- 1940s
1940s
228 births
- 1950s
1950s
359 births
- 1960s
1960s
461 births
- 1970s
1970s
386 births
- 1980s
1980s
365 births
- 1990s
1990s
317 births
- 2000s
2000s
283 births
- 2010s 184
2010s
184 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 461 births (15% of all-time use).
How Rance compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rance's total volume
Rance by state
Where Rance concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 330 | 11.0% |
| #2 | California | | 49 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 31 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 12 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.2% |
330 of 3,002 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Rance appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rance's data
- Rance's decade-level peak was the 1960s (461 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rances (330 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 Rance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Rance 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.