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Vance

“Marsh dweller” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1075 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Vance has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #328 (1969) · 27,012 babies named Vance all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

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
• Vance Packard — American journalist (1914–1996)
• Vance Hartke — American politician (1919–2003)
• Vance McAllister — American businessman and politician

In stories & tradition

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

What Vances become

Among 107 notable people named Vance:

Athletes appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vance Law, American baseball player and coach (born 1956).

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