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Lance

male

Meaning

"Land or Spear"

Associated with the medieval weapon term and chivalric imagery, it also appears as a shortened form of Lancelot in English usage.

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Popularity History of Lance

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#841Top 1000

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Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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#841

Lance was nationally ranked in 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
-23

lower than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Lance Nicknames

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Similar Names to Lance

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Baby Name Lists That Include Lance

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Quick Facts

OriginGermanic, French, English
Syllables1
Length5 letters

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