Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Clance isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clance through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 336
- 336 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1932. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 263 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Clance, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
Arland
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>99% boys
Arlon
>99% boys
Clarence
“from the Clare river”
>99% boys
Claude
“one who is lame”
>99% boys
Doyle
“a dark stranger”
>99% boys
Boyce
“wood”
>99% boys