Vance is an established boys' name that peaked in 1969 and has grown less common since.
Vance is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,080 for boy births in the United States (and #2,214 across all names), given to 200 babies. Vance first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1969 (555 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 200 | 200 | — | #1,080 |
| 2024 | 226 | 226 | — | #997 |
| 2023 | 237 | 237 | — | #955 |
| 2022 | 229 | 229 | — | #988 |
| 2021 | 242 | 242 | — | #935 |
| 2020 | 221 | 221 | — | #974 |
| 2019 | 245 | 245 | — | #894 |
| 2018 | 220 | 220 | — | #948 |
| 2017 | 265 | 265 | — | #836 |
| 2016 | 248 | 248 | — | #882 |
| 2015 | 318 | 318 | — | #759 |
| 2014 | 246 | 246 | — | #883 |
| 2013 | 245 | 245 | — | #869 |
| 2012 | 255 | 255 | — | #842 |
| 2011 | 300 | 300 | — | #756 |
| 2010 | 289 | 289 | — | #772 |
| 2009 | 294 | 294 | — | #776 |
| 2008 | 290 | 290 | — | #768 |
| 2007 | 318 | 318 | — | #723 |
| 2006 | 298 | 298 | — | #726 |
| 2005 | 261 | 261 | — | #762 |
| 2004 | 231 | 231 | — | #784 |
| 2003 | 242 | 242 | — | #744 |
| 2002 | 198 | 198 | — | #841 |
| 2001 | 170 | 170 | — | #920 |
| 2000 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,037 |
| 1999 | 165 | 165 | — | #912 |
| 1998 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,013 |
| 1997 | 175 | — | — | #831 |
| 1996 | 162 | — | — | #859 |
| 1995 | 162 | — | — | #852 |
| 1994 | 186 | — | — | #778 |
| 1993 | 218 | — | — | #703 |
| 1992 | 237 | — | — | #674 |
| 1991 | 243 | — | — | #654 |
| 1990 | 246 | — | — | #646 |
| 1989 | 262 | — | — | #611 |
| 1988 | 250 | — | #11,744 | #602 |
| 1987 | 212 | — | — | #628 |
| 1986 | 162 | — | — | #713 |
| 1985 | 162 | — | — | #692 |
| 1984 | 160 | — | — | #688 |
| 1983 | 198 | — | — | #610 |
| 1982 | 171 | — | — | #671 |
| 1981 | 152 | — | — | #704 |
| 1980 | 152 | — | — | #707 |
| 1979 | 162 | — | — | #672 |
| 1978 | 172 | — | — | #639 |
| 1977 | 145 | — | — | #708 |
| 1976 | 209 | — | — | #558 |
| 1975 | 166 | — | — | #628 |
| 1974 | 176 | — | — | #606 |
| 1973 | 250 | — | — | #496 |
| 1972 | 226 | — | — | #528 |
| 1971 | 340 | — | — | #446 |
| 1970 | 407 | — | — | #398 |
| 1969 | 555 | — | — | #328 |
| 1968 | 332 | — | — | #424 |
| 1967 | 288 | — | — | #446 |
| 1966 | 299 | — | — | #443 |
| 1965 | 384 | — | — | #402 |
| 1964 | 412 | — | #6,737 | #396 |
| 1963 | 462 | — | #7,604 | #372 |
| 1962 | 436 | — | #7,527 | #389 |
| 1961 | 463 | — | — | #370 |
| 1960 | 450 | — | — | #373 |
| 1959 | 411 | — | — | #392 |
| 1958 | 376 | — | — | #402 |
| 1957 | 462 | — | — | #352 |
| 1956 | 359 | — | — | #399 |
| 1955 | 321 | — | — | #410 |
| 1954 | 279 | — | — | #435 |
| 1953 | 338 | — | — | #375 |
| 1952 | 309 | — | — | #391 |
| 1951 | 304 | — | — | #387 |
| 1950 | 261 | — | — | #417 |
| 1949 | 267 | — | — | #417 |
| 1948 | 249 | — | — | #425 |
| 1947 | 281 | — | — | #410 |
| 1946 | 231 | — | #4,393 | #425 |
| 1945 | 208 | — | — | #417 |
| 1944 | 189 | — | — | #444 |
| 1943 | 166 | — | — | #479 |
| 1942 | 150 | — | — | #500 |
| 1941 | 176 | — | — | #442 |
| 1940 | 165 | — | — | #451 |
| 1939 | 149 | — | — | #469 |
| 1938 | 152 | — | — | #471 |
| 1937 | 137 | — | — | #489 |
| 1936 | 166 | — | — | #437 |
| 1935 | 143 | — | — | #475 |
| 1934 | 168 | — | — | #434 |
| 1933 | 146 | — | — | #460 |
| 1932 | 141 | — | #3,879 | #497 |
| 1931 | 150 | — | — | #461 |
| 1930 | 163 | — | #4,015 | #478 |
| 1929 | 142 | — | — | #493 |
| 1928 | 185 | — | #5,374 | #449 |
| 1927 | 168 | — | — | #469 |
| 1926 | 176 | — | #5,564 | #460 |
| 1925 | 191 | — | #5,712 | #441 |
| 1924 | 152 | — | — | #507 |
| 1923 | 171 | — | #5,675 | #476 |
| 1922 | 204 | — | #5,729 | #428 |
| 1921 | 170 | — | #5,058 | #482 |
| 1920 | 216 | — | #3,573 | #412 |
| 1919 | 164 | — | #4,769 | #478 |
| 1918 | 197 | — | #4,256 | #426 |
| 1917 | 202 | — | #4,555 | #406 |
| 1916 | 183 | — | #4,371 | #423 |
| 1915 | 141 | — | #3,115 | #487 |
| 1914 | 140 | — | #3,580 | #411 |
| 1913 | 108 | — | — | #417 |
| 1912 | 76 | — | #3,405 | #469 |
| 1911 | 42 | — | #2,837 | #488 |
| 1910 | 30 | — | — | #523 |
| 1909 | 40 | — | — | #385 |
| 1908 | 30 | — | — | #450 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | — | #589 |
| 1906 | 19 | — | — | #545 |
| 1905 | 26 | — | — | #429 |
| 1904 | 19 | — | — | #512 |
| 1903 | 25 | — | — | #399 |
| 1902 | 23 | — | — | #439 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | — | #592 |
| 1900 | 15 | — | — | #678 |
| 1899 | 15 | — | — | #519 |
| 1898 | 17 | — | — | #521 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #648 |
| 1896 | 18 | — | — | #496 |
| 1895 | 26 | — | — | #382 |
| 1894 | 20 | — | — | #436 |
| 1893 | 24 | — | #1,639 | #432 |
| 1892 | 18 | — | — | #477 |
| 1891 | 19 | — | — | #409 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #563 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | — | #577 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #910 |
| 1887 | 10 | — | — | #630 |
| 1886 | 9 | — | — | #690 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #576 |
| 1884 | 13 | — | — | #544 |
| 1883 | 9 | — | — | #674 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #777 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | — | #803 |