#9962024 rank
1969peak year
25,610babies named Vance since 1880
▼ 8%5-year trend
Vance popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Vance mean?
An English surname, a variant of Fance, from Middle English meaning 'dweller by the marsh or fen'. It reads as a crisp, one-syllable surname-name today.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
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