Lancelot is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1984 and has grown less common since.
Lancelot is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,034 for boy births in the United States (and #14,752 across all names), given to 12 babies. Lancelot was first reported in SSA data in 1908 and peaked in 1984 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #7,034 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,505 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,638 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,702 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #13,271 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #13,258 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,577 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,581 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,591 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #7,918 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #7,346 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #13,231 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #10,286 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,582 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,493 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #6,237 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,521 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #8,053 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #7,398 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,442 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,461 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,667 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #6,534 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,347 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,266 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #6,156 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #5,209 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #5,682 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,403 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #5,390 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #3,977 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,427 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #5,218 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #3,854 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #6,275 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #4,562 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | #4,177 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #4,627 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #3,877 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,347 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,541 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #2,660 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #3,767 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #3,606 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #3,524 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #4,759 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,404 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,316 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #3,804 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,424 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,842 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | #2,925 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #4,191 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #3,533 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,788 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #3,127 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,851 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,367 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,388 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,255 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,788 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,711 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #3,647 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #3,989 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #3,567 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,842 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,596 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,695 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,682 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,058 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,505 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,702 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,125 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #1,507 |