Recorded 1960–1991 Boys' name Peak 1960 29 births

Yance — boys' name

29 babies named Yance in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s111980s61990s6
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Yance was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

6 babies were named Yance in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yance

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Yance between 1960 and 1991, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yance currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yance performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yance shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yance 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 29 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.

Yance at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

29

Since 1960

32 years of records

Peak year

1960

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1960

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1991

Yance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1960

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1960)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 19911989197819761960 6

Yance by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 38% of Yance's all-time total
1960s61970s111980s61990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yance?
29 babies have been named Yance since 1960. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1960 with 6 births.
When was Yance most popular?
Yance was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Yance been used?
Yance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 32 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Yance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yandel, Yancy, Yancey, Yannick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1960–1991 (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.