Rance
Rance was the 8095th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 973rd; the most babies were born in 1962 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,433 places. More babies were named Rance in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,095 boys, down 705 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196257 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,002babies recorded
Rance popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,095 | 10 |
| 2020 | #7,390 | 11 |
| 2010 | #3,965 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,402 | 25 |
| 1990 | #1,607 | 52 |
| 1980 | #2,101 | 26 |
| 1970 | #1,140 | 53 |
| 1960 | #1,138 | 48 |
| 1950 | #1,160 | 39 |
| 1940 | #1,285 | 28 |
| 1930 | #2,567 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,428 | 13 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #973 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rance, counting every spelling?
Rance has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rance?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rance (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rance born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rance.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rance?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Rance are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 28 and 61. That makes Rance mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rance by state
How common Rance was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Rance
How popular is the name Rance?
Rance was the 8095th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 973rd; the most babies were born in 1962 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,433 places. More babies were named Rance in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Rance a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rance in the US.
Where is Rance most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rance was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).