Lance
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning to throw; weapon of a warrior.
How Lance has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #603 |
| 2016 | #618 |
| 2017 | #636 |
| 2018 | #651 |
| 2019 | #664 |
| 2020 | #762 |
| 2021 | #808 |
| 2022 | #792 |
| 2023 | #820 |
| 2024 | #841 |
| 2025 | #862 |
Lance by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Lance. In the US, 404 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,166 babies in 1970, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 460 American boys born that year was called Lance.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lance. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lanea narrow road or path1,254 in the US (2017)
- Lacefrom the Old English for snare or noose12 in the US (2017)
- Lancerone who wields a lance; soldier with spear5 in the US (2017)
- Landenlong hill or open grassy hill; a spelling variant of Landon755 in the US (2017)
- Laynefrom the lane; a form of Lane443 in the US (2017)
- Landolong hill or open grassy hill; a short form of Landon217 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Lance, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lance
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