Boy · #3,734 in 2026

Ance

Name: Popularity of the name Ance in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Ance, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Anica is a female given name used among Romanians, Serbs, Slovenes, Croats, etc. It is derived from Anna. A regional variant of this name is Ance (Lithuanian), and it is closely related to the names Anicka, Anika and Anka.

Latvian

Current Rank

#3,734

Peak Rank

#2,309 (1944)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1921

First Year

1952

Last Year

1944

Peak Year

#2309

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Ance

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

Latvian

The Story of Ance

American parents first put Ance on the record books as a baby boy name in 1921, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1944, when 10 Ances were born — ranking #2,309 that year. About 61% of every Ance on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Ance last appeared in the published SSA data in 1952, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 54 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Variants & Related Forms of Ance

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ance. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Anna

Names that sound like Ance

Phonetically similar names — useful when Ance is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Anse
Answ
Anss
Annes
Anz
Ounce
Ence
Ince
Ense
Unce
Inse
Enss

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ance

What does the name Ance mean?

What is the origin of the name Ance?

Ance has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Latvian.

How popular is Ance in 2026?

In 2026, Ance ranks #3,734 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Ance most popular?

Ance reached its peak popularity in 1944, ranking #2,309 that year with 10 babies given the name.

Is Ance a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Ance is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.

What names go well with Ance?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ance include Lorance, Garen, Pearley. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

What are nicknames or variants of Ance?

Common variants and related forms of Ance include Anna. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Ance

Ance is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Ance's peak popularity came in 1944 when it ranked #2,309. Use the chart and map above to compare Ance's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.