Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Vance

#706 most common boys' name of all time · #1,585 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#706
Rank overall
#1,585 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
27,150
Since 2016
2,333
Peak year
1969 #328
Best rank
#328 1969
Girls Boys peak 555/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Vance is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 200 200 #1,075
2024 — 226 226 #993
2023 — 237 237 #952
2022 — 229 229 #982
2021 — 242 242 #933
2020 — 221 221 #973
2019 — 245 245 #894
2018 — 220 220 #947
2017 — 265 265 #836
2016 — 248 248 #882
2015 — 318 318 #757
2014 — 246 246 #881
2013 — 245 245 #867
2012 — 255 255 #842
2011 — 300 300 #754
2010 — 289 289 #772
2009 — 294 294 #776
2008 — 290 290 #767
2007 — 318 318 #721
2006 — 298 298 #725
2005 — 261 261 #761
2004 — 231 231 #784
2003 — 242 242 #744
2002 — 198 198 #839
2001 — 170 170 #918
2000 — 141 141 #1,035
1999 — 165 165 #908
1998 — 135 135 #1,010
1997 — 175 175 #828
1996 — 162 162 #856
1995 — 162 162 #848
1994 — 186 186 #774
1993 — 218 218 #703
1992 — 237 237 #673
1991 — 243 243 #653
1990 — 246 246 #646
1989 — 262 262 #610
1988 6 244 250 #602
1987 — 212 212 #628
1986 — 162 162 #712
1985 — 162 162 #692
1984 — 160 160 #686
1983 — 198 198 #609
1982 — 171 171 #669
1981 — 152 152 #703
1980 — 152 152 #706
1979 — 162 162 #672
1978 — 172 172 #636
1977 — 145 145 #706
1976 — 209 209 #556
1975 — 166 166 #628
1974 — 176 176 #603
1973 — 250 250 #495
1972 — 226 226 #526
1971 — 340 340 #445
1970 — 407 407 #398
1969 — 555 555 #328
1968 — 332 332 #424
1967 — 288 288 #445
1966 — 299 299 #443
1965 — 384 384 #401
1964 6 406 412 #396
1963 5 457 462 #372
1962 5 431 436 #389
1961 — 463 463 #369
1960 — 450 450 #373
1959 — 411 411 #391
1958 — 376 376 #402
1957 — 462 462 #352
1956 — 359 359 #399
1955 — 321 321 #410
1954 — 279 279 #432
1953 — 338 338 #374
1952 — 309 309 #391
1951 — 304 304 #387
1950 — 261 261 #417
1949 — 267 267 #416
1948 — 249 249 #425
1947 — 281 281 #410
1946 7 224 231 #424
1945 — 208 208 #417
1944 — 189 189 #444
1943 — 166 166 #479
1942 — 150 150 #500
1941 — 176 176 #440
1940 — 165 165 #452
1939 — 149 149 #470
1938 — 152 152 #470
1937 — 137 137 #487
1936 — 166 166 #435
1935 — 143 143 #475
1934 — 168 168 #434
1933 — 146 146 #459
1932 7 134 141 #497
1931 — 150 150 #461
1930 7 156 163 #478
1929 — 142 142 #492
1928 5 180 185 #449
1927 — 168 168 #469
1926 5 171 176 #460
1925 5 186 191 #441
1924 — 152 152 #506
1923 5 166 171 #474
1922 5 199 204 #427
1921 6 164 170 #482
1920 9 207 216 #412
1919 6 158 164 #478
1918 7 190 197 #424
1917 6 196 202 #405
1916 6 177 183 #424
1915 9 132 141 #486
1914 6 134 140 #411
1913 — 108 108 #416
1912 5 71 76 #468
1911 5 37 42 #487
1910 — 30 30 #520
1909 — 40 40 #385
1908 — 30 30 #446
1907 — 19 19 #583
1906 — 19 19 #539
1905 — 26 26 #428
1904 — 19 19 #509
1903 — 25 25 #399
1902 — 23 23 #436
1901 — 13 13 #586
1900 — 15 15 #669
1899 — 15 15 #518
1898 — 17 17 #518
1897 — 12 12 #644
1896 — 18 18 #496
1895 — 26 26 #380
1894 — 20 20 #437
1893 5 19 24 #434
1892 — 18 18 #474
1891 — 19 19 #409
1890 — 13 13 #558
1889 — 12 12 #575
1888 — 7 7 #856
1887 — 10 10 #621
1886 — 9 9 #679
1885 — 12 12 #568
1884 — 13 13 #541
1883 — 9 9 #668
1882 — 5 5 #978
1881 — 7 7 #746
1880 — 7 7 #804