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Origin & history of Lancer1
Modern American roots
Lancer comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Horseback soldier or horseman..
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How popular is Lancer?
1970
peak year
Today, Lancer is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #13366), with only about 5 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1970, 31 babies were given the name (ranked #1537 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. In all, around 201 babies have been registered as Lancer since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
31
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,537)
(ranked #1,537)
5
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
50
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
201
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Lancer8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
L3
A1
N5
C3
E5
R9
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Lancer💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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Names that combine with LancerSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Lancer.
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