Vance Boy
How popular is Vance?
#1,075 boy name in 2025
200 baby boys were named Vance in the US in 2025, making it the 1075th most popular boy name.
19,112living people named Vance (est.)
43median age of people named Vance
27,150babies named Vance since 1880
1 in 16,577US babies born in 2025
Vance popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,075 for boys (▼ 82 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 200 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #757 in 2015, #972 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1969 (555 boys) |
| Highest rank | #328 in 1969 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Vance is most popular
Babies named Vance per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Vance by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 91 | #520 |
| 1890s | 177 | #368 |
| 1900s | 229 | #378 |
| 1910s | 1,233 | #404 |
| 1920s | 1,735 | #408 |
| 1930s | 1,501 | #433 |
| 1940s | 2,075 | #409 |
| 1950s | 3,420 | #352 |
| 1960s | 4,065 | #328 |
| 1970s | 2,253 | #398 |
| 1980s | 1,875 | #602 |
| 1990s | 1,929 | #644 |
| 2000s | 2,443 | #721 |
| 2010s | 2,631 | #754 |
| 2020s | 1,355 | #933 |
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Questions
- Is Vance a boy or girl name?
- Vance is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Vance were boys.
- How popular is the name Vance?
- 200 baby boys were named Vance in the US in 2025, making it the 1075th most popular boy name.
- When was Vance most popular?
- Vance peaked in 1969, when 555 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #328 in 1969.
- How many people are named Vance?
- 27,150 babies have been named Vance in the US since 1880. We estimate about 19,112 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Vance most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Vance was most common in Utah, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.