ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1916 First Year 2019 Last Year 1970 Peak Year #1524 Peak Rank 201 Total Count 20 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Lancer What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance. Lances were used for mounted warfare in Assyria as early as 700 BC and subsequently by India, Egypt, China, Persia, Greece, and Rome. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancer) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancer) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Lancer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Vistula_Lancer.jpg/330px-Vistula_Lancer.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancer) 📖 ## The Story of Lancer Lancer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 31 births, good for #1,524 nationwide. About 59% of every Lancer on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Lancer last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 201 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Lancer Phonetically similar names — useful when Lancer is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Lanser * Lanzar * [Lance](/lance) * Lancers * Lanr * Lasser * Lanse * Lanner * Lansa * Lanyer * Landseer * Lanseh Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Lancer What does the name Lancer mean? A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance. Lances were used for mounted warfare in Assyria as early as 700 BC and subsequently by India, Egypt, China, Persia, Greece, and Rome. How popular is Lancer in 2026? In 2026, Lancer ranks #12,142 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Lancer most popular? Lancer reached its peak popularity in 1970, ranking #1,524 that year with 31 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Lancer most popular? Lancer has historically been most popular in Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Lancer. Is Lancer a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Lancer is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Lancer? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Lancer include Silvestre, Cordarius, Braelyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦SilvestrePeak #1524](/silvestre)[👦CordariusPeak #1524](/cordarius)[👦BraelynPeak #1525](/braelyn)[👦XyleekPeak #1525](/xyleek)[👦GordyPeak #1522](/gordy)[👦PaulinoPeak #1522](/paulino)[👦MalloryPeak #1526](/mallory)[👦RenwickPeak #1522](/renwick) ## About the name Lancer Lancer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 201 births in the dataset. Lancer's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,524\. Use the chart and map above to compare Lancer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1970 → ](/year/1970) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "L" → ](/letter/l) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.