Total births
17
Recorded 2003–2007 Boys' name Peak 2005 17 births
Rances — boys' name
17 babies named Rances in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Rances was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rances in 2005 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rances
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Rances between 2003 and 2007, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rances currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rances performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rances 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 17 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.
Rances at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Rances popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2003
- Peak year (2005)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Rances by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Rances's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rances? ▼
17 babies have been named Rances since 2003. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Rances most popular? ▼
Rances was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Rances been used? ▼
Rances has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 5 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Rances? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Rances
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.