Hance
Hance is an English and French surname. Notable people with the surname include:Benjamin Hance, Australian Paralympic swimmer Blake Hance, American football player Guy Hance (1933–2008), Belgian politician Henry Fletcher Hance (1827–1886), British diplomat and botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Hance Kent Hance, American academic administrator Rei Hance, American actress and…
Meaning & Origin of Hance
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hance is an English and French surname. Notable people with the surname include:Benjamin Hance, Australian Paralympic swimmer Blake Hance, American football player Guy Hance (1933–2008), Belgian politician Henry Fletcher Hance (1827–1886), British diplomat and botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Hance Kent Hance, American academic administrator Rei Hance, American actress and…
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The Story of Hance
Hance first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 9 Hances were born — ranking #5,519 that year. As of 2026, Hance ranks #12,153 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Hances have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hance
Hance is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Hance's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #5,519. Use the chart and map above to compare Hance'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 .
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