Names / Boy names
Vance
Current rank
#1,080
holding steady
All-time peak
#328
in 1969
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
27,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #328 in 1969 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Short and confident. The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 1880. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 1969, at #328 nationally. Over 27,100 have carried it since records began.