VANS; VAHNS
Vance
About Vance
Short and sharp with a nature related meaning, Vance was trending upwards in recent years thanks to the musicians Foy Vance and Vance Joy. 2024 saw it take a downwards dip however, likely due to its association with the vice president, JD Vance, a controversial association which it might not recover from for a while. Time, however, will tell.
Chynna Phillips and William Baldwin used it for their son in 2002.
Pronounced VANS; VAHNS.
As of October 2026, Vance ranked #1080 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #328 in 1969, Nameberry popularity #902.
Editor's take: The name Vance is a boy's name of English origin meaning "someone who lives near marshland".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #883 | 246 | 128.1 |
| 2015 | #759 | 318 | 165.9 |
| 2016 | #882 | 248 | 130.7 |
| 2017 | #836 | 265 | 143.2 |
| 2018 | #948 | 220 | 121.1 |
| 2019 | #894 | 245 | 136.5 |
| 2020 | #974 | 221 | 128 |
| 2021 | #935 | 242 | 138.3 |
| 2022 | #987 | 229 | 131.2 |
| 2023 | #955 | 237 | 138.5 |
| 2024 | #996 | 226 | 131.2 |
| 2025 | #1,080 | 200 | 117.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Vances
- (Rupert) Vance Hartke
U.S. Senator from Indiana
- Vance Michael McAllister
U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Vance Gabriel Plauché
U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Vance Joy (born James Keogh)
Australian singer,songwriter
- Vance Elliott DeGeneres
American musician, actor and producer; brother of TV personality Ellen DeGeneres
- Edward Vivian "Vance" Palmer
Australian novelist
- Vance DeVoe Brand
American astronaut
- Vance Richard Worley
American baseball pitcher
- Vance Aaron Law
American baseball player
- Vance Baldwin
son of Billy Baldwin and Chynna Phillips
- Vivian Vance
Co,Star of I Love Lucy.
Vance in pop culture
- Vance Duke
character on TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard"
- Vance Norris
character in "The Thing" series
- Vance Weston
egocentric young writer in "Hudson River Bracketed" (1929) and "The Gods Arrive" (1932) by Edith Wharton
- Vance Astrovik aka Justice
Marvel Comics superhero
- Victor "Vic" Vance
character in video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories"
- Leon Vance
character on TV's "NCIS"
- Emmeline Vance
character in the 'Harry Potter' series.
- Bob Vance (Vance Refrigeration)
character from "The Office"