Vance

“Marsh dweller” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1080 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Vance — on the books since 1880, #1080 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 27,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,200 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Vances

Vance D. Brand — test pilot and NASA astronaut
Vance Joy — Australian singer-songwriter
Vanče Šikov — Macedonian football player
Vance Packard — American journalist (1914–1996)
Vance Hartke — American politician (1919–2003)

In stories & tradition

Vance Astrovik — Earth-616
Vance Astro — Earth-616
Vance Duke — The Dukes of Hazzard

What Vances become

Among 109 notable people named Vance:

Sports figures appear 1.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vanče Šikov, Macedonian football player.

Similar names: Roderick · Van · Lance · Derick · Wallace · Jermaine

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