Vance

VANS; VAHNS

English and Irish

"someone who lives near marshland"

Vance Origin and Meaning

The name Vance is a boy's name of English origin meaning "someone who lives near marshland".

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.

Vance Rank in US Top 1000

# 996 in the US

Vance Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 674 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Vance

• 996 US 2024
• 674 Nameberry 2025
• 915 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Vance

• (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.

The name 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"