Lance Armstrong
There are approximately 41 people named Lance Armstrong living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,359,862 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lance with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Armstrong. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
41
1 in 8,359,862
Named Lance
95K
Alive today
Named Armstrong
149K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 95K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1970
Average age: 45
Top Census group: White (76.0%)
Estimated bearers: 149K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #221
Per 100K: 43.43
Top ancestry: White (69.7%)
First name trend
Lance: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lance. The peak year was 1970 with 4,173 births. The average person named Lance today is 45 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lance
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lance, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 76.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lance described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Lance at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White76.0% · 65,776
- Black or African American10.5% · 9,127
- Hispanic or Latino4.3% · 3,728
- Two or more races4.1% · 3,514
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 3,113
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 1,286
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Armstrong surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Armstrong, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Armstrong described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Armstrong at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.7% · 90,431
- Black or African American20.4% · 26,528
- Two or more races4.5% · 5,843
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 4,983
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,144
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 897
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lance has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0276% of the US population, based on 94,601 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Lance right now.
The surname Armstrong appears at a rate of 43.43 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0434%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 41 people with the full name Lance Armstrong. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Lance Armstrong: questions and answers
How many people are named Lance Armstrong?
We estimate approximately 41 people in the United States share the full name Lance Armstrong. That works out to about 1 in 8,359,862 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0276%) with the surname frequency (43.43 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lance Armstrong?
We classify Lance Armstrong as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,359,862 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lance a male or female name?
Lance is predominantly male. Out of 105,908 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Lance profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Lance Armstrong?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Lance Armstrong at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.