Boys' name · since 1880
Vance
27,012 babies named Vance in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,075 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,012
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vance is the #1075 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 27,012 recorded since 1880.
Vance has 27,012 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1075 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #715 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,075 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27,012 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vance ranks #715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,075 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27,012 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,075 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,012
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vance's 27,012 recorded births place it above 98.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vance compares
27,012 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Vance's all-time total is 73x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vance | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,012 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 555 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vance splits its recorded history at 1953: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 555 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vance popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 555
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Vance popularity over time - girls
138 total births recorded since 1893 (Vance as girls' name)
Vance by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (4,065 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was Vance's strongest decade.
4,065 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Vance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 91
1880s
91 births
- 1890s 177
1890s
177 births
- 1900s 229
1900s
229 births
- 1910s 1,233
1910s
1,233 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,735 births
- 1930s 1,501
1930s
1,501 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,075 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,420 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,065 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,253 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,875 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,929 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,443 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,631 births
- 2020s 1,355
2020s
1,355 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 4,065 births (15% of all-time use).
How Vance 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 Vance's total volume
Vance by state
Where Vance concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,423 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,862 | 6.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 1,749 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,234 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,000 | 3.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 988 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 933 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 864 | 3.2% |
2,423 of 27,012 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Vance appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vance's data
- Vance's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (4,065 total births) through the 2020s (1,355) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vances (2,423 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Vance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Vance 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.