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Vance Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Vance?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Vance, ranked the 948th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Vance has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 328, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1969 with 556 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Vance in any given year was 5 in 1882.

Approximately during the years 1888-1891, 1892-1895, 1899-1902, 1907-1917, 1954-1957, 2000-2006, and 2012-2015, the name Vance took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1974.

The popularity trend for Vance has been moving upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Vance has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Vance?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Vance is used by only a select few and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Vance (Girl)Vance (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 219 948
2017 < 5 -- 265 836
2016 < 5 -- 247 883
2015 < 5 -- 317 758
2014 < 5 -- 245 886
2013 < 5 -- 245 868
2012 < 5 -- 255 842
2011 < 5 -- 300 755
2010 < 5 -- 289 772
2009 < 5 -- 293 776
2008 < 5 -- 290 767
2007 < 5 -- 318 721
2006 < 5 -- 298 725
2005 < 5 -- 261 762
2004 < 5 -- 231 784
2003 < 5 -- 241 744
2002 < 5 -- 197 846
2001 < 5 -- 170 919
2000 < 5 -- 141 1,036
1999 < 5 -- 165 912
1998 < 5 -- 135 1,011
1997 < 5 -- 175 831
1996 < 5 -- 162 859
1995 < 5 -- 162 852
1994 < 5 -- 186 778
1993 < 5 -- 218 703
1992 < 5 -- 236 675
1991 < 5 -- 243 654
1990 < 5 -- 246 646
1989 < 5 -- 262 611
1988 6 11,742 246 597
1987 < 5 -- 212 627
1986 < 5 -- 162 712
1985 < 5 -- 162 691
1984 < 5 -- 159 690
1983 < 5 -- 198 610
1982 < 5 -- 170 672
1981 < 5 -- 152 704
1980 < 5 -- 151 708
1979 < 5 -- 161 674
1978 < 5 -- 172 639
1977 < 5 -- 145 708
1976 < 5 -- 209 559
1975 < 5 -- 166 628
1974 < 5 -- 175 607
1973 < 5 -- 251 493
1972 < 5 -- 226 528
1971 < 5 -- 339 446
1970 < 5 -- 407 399
1969 < 5 -- 556 328
1968 < 5 -- 331 424
1967 < 5 -- 288 445
1966 < 5 -- 299 443
1965 < 5 -- 382 404
1964 6 6,734 407 396
1963 5 7,606 457 372
1962 5 7,528 431 389
1961 < 5 -- 463 370
1960 < 5 -- 449 373
1959 < 5 -- 411 391
1958 < 5 -- 377 402
1957 < 5 -- 462 351
1956 < 5 -- 357 401
1955 < 5 -- 322 410
1954 < 5 -- 280 432
1953 < 5 -- 338 374
1952 < 5 -- 309 391
1951 < 5 -- 304 387
1950 < 5 -- 261 417
1949 < 5 -- 267 417
1948 < 5 -- 249 425
1947 < 5 -- 280 410
1946 7 4,392 224 425
1945 < 5 -- 208 417
1944 < 5 -- 189 444
1943 < 5 -- 166 479
1942 < 5 -- 150 500
1941 < 5 -- 176 442
1940 < 5 -- 165 451
1939 < 5 -- 149 469
1938 < 5 -- 152 471
1937 < 5 -- 137 489
1936 < 5 -- 166 437
1935 < 5 -- 143 475
1934 < 5 -- 168 434
1933 < 5 -- 146 459
1932 7 3,879 134 497
1931 < 5 -- 149 462
1930 7 4,015 157 476
1929 < 5 -- 142 493
1928 5 5,371 179 450
1927 < 5 -- 169 466
1926 5 5,563 171 460
1925 5 5,712 186 441
1924 < 5 -- 152 507
1923 5 5,675 166 476
1922 5 5,729 199 428
1921 6 5,058 164 482
1920 9 3,573 207 412
1919 6 4,769 158 478
1918 7 4,256 190 426
1917 6 4,555 196 406
1916 6 4,371 177 423
1915 9 3,115 132 487
1914 6 3,580 134 411
1913 < 5 -- 108 417
1912 5 3,405 71 469
1911 5 2,837 37 488
1910 < 5 -- 30 523
1909 < 5 -- 40 385
1908 < 5 -- 30 450
1907 < 5 -- 19 589
1906 < 5 -- 19 545
1905 < 5 -- 26 429
1904 < 5 -- 19 512
1903 < 5 -- 25 399
1902 < 5 -- 23 439
1901 < 5 -- 13 592
1900 < 5 -- 15 678
1899 < 5 -- 15 519
1898 < 5 -- 17 521
1897 < 5 -- 12 648
1896 < 5 -- 18 496
1895 < 5 -- 26 382
1894 < 5 -- 20 436
1893 5 1,639 19 432
1892 < 5 -- 18 477
1891 < 5 -- 19 409
1890 < 5 -- 13 563
1889 < 5 -- 12 577
1888 < 5 -- 7 910
1887 < 5 -- 10 630
1886 < 5 -- 9 690
1885 < 5 -- 12 576
1884 < 5 -- 13 544
1883 < 5 -- 9 674
1882 < 5 -- 5 1,088
1881 < 5 -- 7 777
1880 < 5 -- 7 803

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.