Van

Given to 31,194 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

1,361 since 2024

#970

recorded as boys

61 since 2024

Babies in 2025

244

girls 8 · boys 236

Peak year

1891

48 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

31,194

since 1880

Born a Van? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Van was most popular in 1891, when 48 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.47 per 1,000). In 2025, 236 babies were named Van, ranking #970 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	236	970
2024	10	9556	257	909
2023	16	6922	255	910
2022	6	13592	242	943
2021	8	11146	265	871
2020	10	9546	260	868
2019	11	9112	257	862
2018	12	8617	267	832
2017	18	6531	236	907
2016	20	6186	236	911
2015	24	5458	273	827
2014	18	6713	300	776
2013	13	8580	255	838
2012	27	5114	249	853
2011	23	5728	283	787
2010	12	9231	300	753
2009	12	9379	295	774
2008	<5	—	274	799
2007	5	17636	263	809
2006	12	9286	214	906
2005	10	10128	174	990
2004	11	9264	153	1053
2003	5	15784	143	1082
2002	16	6698	110	1236
2001	16	6619	97	1337
2000	15	6808	84	1466
1999	9	9479	95	1283
1998	14	6719	102	1205
1997	9	9017	81	1366
1996	17	5531	96	1188
1995	13	6641	78	1327
1994	14	6319	104	1104
1993	25	4100	102	1108
1992	29	3680	123	974
1991	23	4329	112	1017
1990	25	4003	138	876
1989	32	3253	138	856
1988	28	3393	130	832
1987	48	2236	144	763
1986	32	2903	150	741
1985	50	2100	143	740
1984	42	2299	124	775
1983	58	1817	160	675
1982	48	2115	131	766
1981	31	2847	142	726
1980	41	2342	152	705
1979	18	4052	161	673
1978	15	4459	148	690
1977	17	4069	157	675
1976	19	3540	146	683
1975	9	5984	152	669
1974	<5	—	163	628
1973	7	6666	175	593
1972	6	7292	185	585
1971	10	5136	213	552
1970	10	5061	241	518
1969	5	7471	248	487
1968	11	4222	278	461
1967	13	3656	322	424
1966	12	3740	349	407
1965	14	3402	408	385
1964	20	2825	392	402
1963	22	2619	448	377
1962	15	3293	480	364
1961	16	3189	529	342
1960	16	3095	479	357
1959	28	2152	505	346
1958	19	2663	449	364
1957	23	2347	459	355
1956	16	2929	471	343
1955	27	2063	547	313
1954	18	2592	573	298
1953	19	2431	572	294
1952	17	2581	535	310
1951	14	2810	497	313
1950	9	3662	482	311
1949	7	4235	510	299
1948	13	2828	494	306
1947	12	3061	569	289
1946	18	2228	567	265
1945	12	2598	466	279
1944	15	2287	293	349
1943	14	2447	255	383
1942	<5	—	214	421
1941	5	4420	220	388
1940	13	2297	176	436
1939	12	2417	182	421
1938	10	2730	218	381
1937	10	2735	194	401
1936	6	3701	172	427
1935	12	2439	182	404
1934	14	2187	184	413
1933	10	2688	216	368
1932	<5	—	193	406
1931	8	3226	187	412
1930	7	3658	219	386
1929	12	2587	190	429
1928	9	3164	223	402
1927	13	2552	209	416
1926	14	2474	220	403
1925	9	3362	227	397
1924	5	5061	234	396
1923	10	3125	192	438
1922	20	1957	207	415
1921	9	3400	244	389
1920	8	3598	217	399
1919	7	3817	180	441
1918	7	3869	191	421
1917	6	4083	162	445
1916	10	2833	185	408
1915	6	3795	173	408
1914	11	2125	134	410
1913	7	2540	82	482
1912	<5	—	85	424
1911	<5	—	53	389
1910	<5	—	45	391
1909	<5	—	45	348
1908	<5	—	36	389
1907	7	1639	29	429
1906	<5	—	25	443
1905	<5	—	34	355
1904	5	1877	31	360
1903	<5	—	38	303
1902	7	1438	33	337
1901	<5	—	34	302
1900	5	1932	57	271
1899	<5	—	32	311
1898	<5	—	38	307
1897	<5	—	38	297
1896	<5	—	37	306
1895	<5	—	34	310
1894	<5	—	32	308
1893	<5	—	42	269
1892	<5	—	35	312
1891	<5	—	48	233
1890	<5	—	27	335
1889	<5	—	34	288
1888	6	1136	31	324
1887	<5	—	32	294
1886	<5	—	41	264
1885	<5	—	38	268
1884	<5	—	38	278
1883	<5	—	31	294
1882	<5	—	46	248
1881	<5	—	32	276
1880	<5	—	33	286