Vance is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Vance means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Vance across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Vance has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Vance is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “marshland, fenland”. An English surname for someone who lived by a fen.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 27,150 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 25 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Vance per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1969 (555/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (8/yr).
Vance has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1969, when it ranked #728 nationally (given to 555 babies that year).
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