Data through 2025

Van name popularity in the United States

Van ranked #970 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 236 boys named Van.

Rank#970

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded236

SSA

Peak year1954

573 recorded

Five-year change-9.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Van for boys and girls

Girls

8

3.3% in 2025 · data from 1888 to 2025

Boys

236

96.7% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys236#970
2025girls8#10917
2024boys257#909
2024girls10#9556
2023boys255#910
2023girls16#6922
2022boys242#943
2022girls6#13592
2021boys265#871
2021girls8#11146
2020boys260#868
2020girls10#9546
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys236#970
2025girls8#10917
2024boys257#909
2024girls10#9556
2023boys255#910
2023girls16#6922
2022boys242#943
2022girls6#13592
2021boys265#871
2021girls8#11146
2020boys260#868
2020girls10#9546
2019boys257#862
2019girls11#9112
2018boys267#832
2018girls12#8617
2017boys236#907
2017girls18#6531
2016boys236#911
2016girls20#6186
2015boys273#827
2015girls24#5458
2014boys300#776
2014girls18#6713
2013boys255#838
2013girls13#8580
2012boys249#853
2012girls27#5114
2011boys283#787
2011girls23#5728
2010boys300#753
2010girls12#9231
2009boys295#774
2009girls12#9379
2008boys274#799
2007boys263#809
2007girls5#17636
2006boys214#906
2006girls12#9286
2005boys174#990
2005girls10#10128
2004boys153#1053
2004girls11#9264
2003boys143#1082
2003girls5#15784
2002boys110#1236
2002girls16#6698
2001boys97#1337
2001girls16#6619
2000boys84#1466
2000girls15#6808
1999boys95#1283
1999girls9#9479
1998boys102#1205
1998girls14#6719
1997boys81#1366
1997girls9#9017
1996boys96#1188
1996girls17#5531
1995boys78#1327
1995girls13#6641
1994boys104#1104
1994girls14#6319
1993boys102#1108
1993girls25#4100
1992boys123#974
1992girls29#3680
1991boys112#1017
1991girls23#4329
1990boys138#876
1990girls25#4003
1989boys138#856
1989girls32#3253
1988boys130#832
1988girls28#3393
1987boys144#763
1987girls48#2236
1986boys150#741
1986girls32#2903
1985boys143#740
1985girls50#2100
1984boys124#775
1984girls42#2299
1983boys160#675
1983girls58#1817
1982boys131#766
1982girls48#2115
1981boys142#726
1981girls31#2847
1980boys152#705
1980girls41#2342
1979boys161#673
1979girls18#4052
1978boys148#690
1978girls15#4459
1977boys157#675
1977girls17#4069
1976boys146#683
1976girls19#3540
1975boys152#669
1975girls9#5984
1974boys163#628
1973boys175#593
1973girls7#6666
1972boys185#585
1972girls6#7292
1971boys213#552
1971girls10#5136
1970boys241#518
1970girls10#5061
1969boys248#487
1969girls5#7471
1968boys278#461
1968girls11#4222
1967boys322#424
1967girls13#3656
1966boys349#407
1966girls12#3740
1965boys408#385
1965girls14#3402
1964boys392#402
1964girls20#2825
1963boys448#377
1963girls22#2619
1962boys480#364
1962girls15#3293
1961boys529#342
1961girls16#3189
1960boys479#357
1960girls16#3095
1959boys505#346
1959girls28#2152
1958boys449#364
1958girls19#2663
1957boys459#355
1957girls23#2347
1956boys471#343
1956girls16#2929
1955boys547#313
1955girls27#2063
1954boys573#298
1954girls18#2592
1953boys572#294
1953girls19#2431
1952boys535#310
1952girls17#2581
1951boys497#313
1951girls14#2810
1950boys482#311
1950girls9#3662
1949boys510#299
1949girls7#4235
1948boys494#306
1948girls13#2828
1947boys569#289
1947girls12#3061
1946boys567#265
1946girls18#2228
1945boys466#279
1945girls12#2598
1944boys293#349
1944girls15#2287
1943boys255#383
1943girls14#2447
1942boys214#421
1941boys220#388
1941girls5#4420
1940boys176#436
1940girls13#2297
1939boys182#421
1939girls12#2417
1938boys218#381
1938girls10#2730
1937boys194#401
1937girls10#2735
1936boys172#427
1936girls6#3701
1935boys182#404
1935girls12#2439
1934boys184#413
1934girls14#2187
1933boys216#368
1933girls10#2688
1932boys193#406
1931boys187#412
1931girls8#3226
1930boys219#386
1930girls7#3658
1929boys190#429
1929girls12#2587
1928boys223#402
1928girls9#3164
1927boys209#416
1927girls13#2552
1926boys220#403
1926girls14#2474
1925boys227#397
1925girls9#3362
1924boys234#396
1924girls5#5061
1923boys192#438
1923girls10#3125
1922boys207#415
1922girls20#1957
1921boys244#389
1921girls9#3400
1920boys217#399
1920girls8#3598
1919boys180#441
1919girls7#3817
1918boys191#421
1918girls7#3869
1917boys162#445
1917girls6#4083
1916boys185#408
1916girls10#2833
1915boys173#408
1915girls6#3795
1914boys134#410
1914girls11#2125
1913boys82#482
1913girls7#2540
1912boys85#424
1911boys53#389
1910boys45#391
1909boys45#348
1908boys36#389
1907boys29#429
1907girls7#1639
1906boys25#443
1905boys34#355
1904boys31#360
1904girls5#1877
1903boys38#303
1902boys33#337
1902girls7#1438
1901boys34#302
1900boys57#271
1900girls5#1932
1899boys32#311
1898boys38#307
1897boys38#297
1896boys37#306
1895boys34#310
1894boys32#308
1893boys42#269
1892boys35#312
1891boys48#233
1890boys27#335
1889boys34#288
1888boys31#324
1888girls6#1136
1887boys32#294
1886boys41#264
1885boys38#268
1884boys38#278
1883boys31#294
1882boys46#248
1881boys32#276
1880boys33#286

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Van’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-13.6%
Change since peak-58.8%