Rance
#7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
- Peak · boys
- 1890 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,002since 1882
Rance over time
Rank among boys' names. Rance has never cracked the top 800 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,679 | 10 |
| 2024 | #7,765 | 10 |
| 2023 | #7,289 | 11 |
| 2022 | #5,445 | 17 |
| 2021 | #7,587 | 10 |
| 2020 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #6,406 | 13 |
| 2018 | #7,617 | 10 |
| 2017 | #5,526 | 16 |
| 2016 | #6,349 | 13 |
| 2015 | #3,591 | 30 |
| 2014 | #5,252 | 17 |
| 2013 | #5,171 | 17 |
| 2012 | #6,001 | 14 |
| 2011 | #3,695 | 28 |
| 2010 | #3,894 | 26 |
| 2009 | #4,748 | 20 |
| 2008 | #4,044 | 25 |
| 2007 | #3,188 | 35 |
| 2006 | #3,384 | 31 |
| 2005 | #3,091 | 33 |
| 2004 | #3,014 | 33 |
| 2003 | #3,366 | 27 |
| 2002 | #3,022 | 30 |
| 2001 | #3,512 | 24 |
| 2000 | #3,299 | 25 |
| 1999 | #3,279 | 24 |
| 1998 | #2,651 | 31 |
| 1997 | #2,680 | 29 |
| 1996 | #2,911 | 25 |
| 1995 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1994 | #2,444 | 31 |
| 1993 | #2,641 | 27 |
| 1992 | #2,174 | 35 |
| 1991 | #1,983 | 38 |
| 1990 | #1,587 | 52 |
| 1989 | #1,891 | 39 |
| 1988 | #1,671 | 42 |
| 1987 | #1,684 | 40 |
| 1986 | #1,535 | 43 |
| 1985 | #1,834 | 32 |
| 1984 | #1,796 | 31 |
| 1983 | #1,534 | 39 |
| 1982 | #1,487 | 42 |
| 1981 | #1,811 | 31 |
| 1980 | #2,058 | 26 |
| 1979 | #1,711 | 33 |
| 1978 | #1,299 | 48 |
| 1977 | #1,670 | 32 |
| 1976 | #1,999 | 24 |
| 1975 | #1,280 | 45 |
| 1974 | #1,439 | 36 |
| 1973 | #1,435 | 35 |
| 1972 | #1,771 | 25 |
| 1971 | #1,101 | 55 |
| 1970 | #1,132 | 53 |
| 1969 | #1,124 | 48 |
| 1968 | #1,339 | 33 |
| 1967 | #1,253 | 36 |
| 1966 | #1,299 | 34 |
| 1965 | #1,055 | 49 |
| 1964 | #1,114 | 47 |
| 1963 | #1,037 | 53 |
| 1962 | #1,013 | 57 |
| 1961 | #1,042 | 56 |
| 1960 | #1,131 | 48 |
| 1959 | #1,324 | 35 |
| 1958 | #1,148 | 45 |
| 1957 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1956 | #1,032 | 53 |
| 1955 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1954 | #1,268 | 35 |
| 1953 | #1,480 | 26 |
| 1952 | #1,378 | 30 |
| 1951 | #1,373 | 29 |
| 1950 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1949 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1948 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,252 | 34 |
| 1946 | #1,692 | 18 |
| 1945 | #1,406 | 22 |
| 1944 | #1,525 | 20 |
| 1943 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1941 | #1,633 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,275 | 28 |
| 1939 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #1,364 | 24 |
| 1937 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #2,589 | 10 |
| 1928 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | — | |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
The first year at least five boys were named Rance! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Rance is popular in 1962
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#714 · 1 in 11,933
- California#853 · 1 in 26,718
Best ever in a state: #389 in Oklahoma, 1993.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #714 | 10 | 1 in 11,933 |
| California | #853 | 7 | 1 in 26,718 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rance
- 86 spots since 2024 (#7,765 → #7,679)
- 645 spots since 2020 (#7,034 → #7,679)
- 4,088 spots since 2015 (#3,591 → #7,679)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1890 at #884 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1882–1890
- Highest: 1 in 18,504 boys born in 1890 were named Rance (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 170,808 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 15.4% of all boys named Rance (461) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #943 (1882) | #943 |
| 1890s | 6 | #884 (1890) | #884 |
| 1900s | 8 | #1,083 (1909) | #1,083 |
| 1910s | 78 | #1,527 (1912) | #2,407 |
| 1920s | 109 | #1,679 (1925) | #2,545 |
| 1930s | 144 | #1,364 (1938) | #1,973 |
| 1940s | 228 | #1,252 (1947) | #1,506 |
| 1950s | 359 | #1,032 (1956) | #1,280 |
| 1960s | 461 | #1,013 (1962) | #1,141 |
| 1970s | 386 | #1,101 (1971) | #1,484 |
| 1980s | 365 | #1,487 (1982) | #1,730 |
| 1990s | 317 | #1,587 (1990) | #2,520 |
| 2000s | 283 | #3,014 (2004) | #3,467 |
| 2010s | 184 | #3,591 (2015) | #5,350 |
| 2020s | 69 | #5,445 (2022) | #7,133 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rance in 1962
Top boys' names in 1962
More about 1962
boys
2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 36,294 of them was named Rance, which outranked 78.1% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,007Issac58
- #1,007Maxwell58
- #1,007Normand58
- #1,013Rance57
- #1,013Ambrose57
- #1,013Arnoldo57
- #1,013Augustus57
- #1,024Boyce56
- #1,024Irwin56
- #1,024Micky56
Tied with 10 names at #1,013; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.