Justin vs Lance
Justin and Lancecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1991, Justin was ranked #93 and Lance #99 among boys in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2005, Justin was ranked #152 and Lance #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Justin was ranked #638 and Lance #1595 among boys in England and Wales.
Justin and Lance over time
Justin and Lance appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Justin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lance in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1986, Justin moved ahead of Lance in New Zealand · Boys — #65 and #53 the year before became #52 and #65.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Justin and Lance averaged 24.1 places apart, ending at #93 and #99.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Justin held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lance in 0.
Highest recorded here: Justin #154 in 2003, Lance #513 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Justin #638, Lance #1595.
New Zealand · Boys21 shared years, 1968–1991
Justin held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Lance in 4.
Highest recorded here: Justin #24 in 1976, Lance #43 in 1983.
The order changed in 1986: Justin moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #65 and #53; by 1986 that had become #52 and #65.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Justin #93, Lance #99.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Justin | Lance |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Justin and Lance both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Justin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #139 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2010
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1990 (recorded 1966–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Lance
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #94 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1991
Highest recorded position: #43 among boys in New Zealand, in 1983 (recorded 1954–1991).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys