# Lancelot (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lancelot/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “land” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Lance |
| Variant spellings | Launcelot |
| US babies named this | 638 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 638 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 16, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Launcelot, from Old French Lancelot, from Frankish *Lanzo, hypocoristic form of names beginning in *Land-, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), and diminutive Old French endings -el and -ot. Related to Old English Landbeorht (modern English Lambert).

## What it means

Lancelot is grouped under earth.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | 8,493 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,582 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10,286 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,231 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7,346 |
| 2016 | 10 | 7,918 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11,591 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11,581 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11,577 |
| 2020 | 5 | 13,258 |
| 2021 | 5 | 13,271 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,702 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8,638 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9,505 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7,034 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | 3,134 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 蘭斯洛特 /兰斯洛特
- French: Lancelot

## People named Lancelot

- Lancelot Hogben, British zoologist, statistician, science writer (1895–1975)
- Lancelot Brown, British landscape architect (1716–1783)
- Lancelot Andrewes, English bishop and scholar
- Lancelot Royle, British sprinter (1898–1978)
- Lancelot Blondeel, Flemish painter (1498-1561)
- Lancelot Ware, British politician (1915-2000)
- Lancelot Volders, Flemish painter (1636-1723)
- Lance Percival, British actor and comedian (1933-2015)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.