Lance Young
There are approximately 148 people named Lance Young living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,315,908 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lance with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Young. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
148
1 in 2,315,908
Named Lance
95K
Alive today
Named Young
538K
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: 538K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #34
Per 100K: 156.88
Top ancestry: White (63.7%)
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 Young surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Young, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 63.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Young 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 Young at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White63.7% · 298,652
- Black or African American23.9% · 112,255
- Two or more races4.8% · 22,624
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 16,902
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 15,034
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3,453
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 Young appears at a rate of 156.88 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1569%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 148 people with the full name Lance Young. 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 Young: questions and answers
How many people are named Lance Young?
We estimate approximately 148 people in the United States share the full name Lance Young. That works out to about 1 in 2,315,908 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0276%) with the surname frequency (156.88 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lance Young?
We classify Lance Young as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,315,908 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 share the full name Lance Young?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.