Is Rance a boy or girl name?

Rance is a boy’s name. Of the 3,002 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rance

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Rance was most popular in 1962, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,386 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,002 people named Rance.

Rance over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rance’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rance a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rance is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,002 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rance

Where Rance is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 9.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org