Van
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #970 for boys in 2025, 236 births
Given to boys 94.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1891 · 48 births
- Debut · boys
- 33 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 29,432since 1880
Van over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #970 | 236 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #909 | 257 |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | #910 | 255 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #943 | 242 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #871 | 265 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #868 | 260 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #862 | 257 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #832 | 267 |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | #907 | 236 |
| 2016 | #6,186 | 20 | #911 | 236 |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | #827 | 273 |
| 2014 | #6,713 | 18 | #776 | 300 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #838 | 255 |
| 2012 | #5,114 | 27 | #853 | 249 |
| 2011 | #5,728 | 23 | #787 | 283 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #753 | 300 |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | #774 | 295 |
| 2008 | — | #799 | 274 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #809 | 263 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #906 | 214 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #990 | 174 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #1,053 | 153 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #1,082 | 143 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | #1,236 | 110 |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | #1,337 | 97 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #1,466 | 84 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #1,283 | 95 |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | #1,205 | 102 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #1,366 | 81 |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 | #1,188 | 96 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #1,327 | 78 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 | #1,104 | 104 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | #1,108 | 102 |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | #974 | 123 |
| 1991 | #4,329 | 23 | #1,017 | 112 |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | #876 | 138 |
| 1989 | #3,253 | 32 | #856 | 138 |
| 1988 | #3,393 | 28 | #832 | 130 |
| 1987 | #2,236 | 48 | #763 | 144 |
| 1986 | #2,903 | 32 | #741 | 150 |
| 1985 | #2,100 | 50 | #740 | 143 |
| 1984 | #2,299 | 42 | #775 | 124 |
| 1983 | #1,817 | 58 | #675 | 160 |
| 1982 | #2,115 | 48 | #766 | 131 |
| 1981 | #2,847 | 31 | #726 | 142 |
| 1980 | #2,342 | 41 | #705 | 152 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #673 | 161 |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | #690 | 148 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | #675 | 157 |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | #683 | 146 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #669 | 152 |
| 1974 | — | #628 | 163 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #593 | 175 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #585 | 185 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #552 | 213 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #518 | 241 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #487 | 248 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #461 | 278 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #424 | 322 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #407 | 349 |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | #385 | 408 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | #402 | 392 |
| 1963 | #2,619 | 22 | #377 | 448 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #364 | 480 |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | #342 | 529 |
| 1960 | #3,095 | 16 | #357 | 479 |
| 1959 | #2,152 | 28 | #346 | 505 |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 | #364 | 449 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #355 | 459 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #343 | 471 |
| 1955 | #2,063 | 27 | #313 | 547 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #298 | 573 |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | #294 | 572 |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | #310 | 535 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #313 | 497 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #311 | 482 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #299 | 510 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #306 | 494 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #289 | 569 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #265 | 567 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #279 | 466 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #349 | 293 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #383 | 255 |
| 1942 | — | #421 | 214 | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #388 | 220 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #436 | 176 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #421 | 182 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #381 | 218 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #401 | 194 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #427 | 172 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #404 | 182 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #413 | 184 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #368 | 216 |
| 1932 | — | #406 | 193 | |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #412 | 187 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #386 | 219 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #429 | 190 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #402 | 223 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | #416 | 209 |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | #403 | 220 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #397 | 227 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #396 | 234 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #438 | 192 |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | #415 | 207 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #389 | 244 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #399 | 217 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #441 | 180 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #421 | 191 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #445 | 162 |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | #408 | 185 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #408 | 173 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | #410 | 134 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #482 | 82 |
| 1912 | — | #424 | 85 | |
| 1911 | — | #389 | 53 | |
| 1910 | — | #391 | 45 | |
| 1909 | — | #348 | 45 | |
| 1908 | — | #389 | 36 | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #429 | 29 |
| 1906 | — | #443 | 25 | |
| 1905 | — | #355 | 34 | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #360 | 31 |
| 1903 | — | #303 | 38 | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #337 | 33 |
| 1901 | — | #302 | 34 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #271 | 57 |
| 1899 | — | #311 | 32 | |
| 1898 | — | #307 | 38 | |
| 1897 | — | #297 | 38 | |
| 1896 | — | #306 | 37 | |
| 1895 | — | #310 | 34 | |
| 1894 | — | #308 | 32 | |
| 1893 | — | #269 | 42 | |
| 1892 | — | #312 | 35 | |
| 1891 | — | #233 | 48 | |
| 1890 | — | #335 | 27 | |
| 1889 | — | #288 | 34 | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | #324 | 31 |
| 1887 | — | #294 | 32 | |
| 1886 | — | #264 | 41 | |
| 1885 | — | #268 | 38 | |
| 1884 | — | #278 | 38 | |
| 1883 | — | #294 | 31 | |
| 1882 | — | #248 | 46 | |
| 1881 | — | #276 | 32 | |
| 1880 | — | #286 | 33 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Van was already there! It came in at #286, and was given to 33 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1904–1908, when fewer than 37 boys a year got the name.
Where Van is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#362 · 1 in 2,728
- Tennessee#380 · 1 in 4,029
- Alabama#466 · 1 in 5,064
- Ohio#515 · 1 in 8,475
- New Jersey#562 · 1 in 8,319
Best ever in a state: #106 in Utah, 1945.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #362 | 6 | 1 in 2,728 |
| Tennessee | #380 | 8 | 1 in 4,029 |
| Alabama | #466 | 5 | 1 in 5,064 |
| Ohio | #515 | 9 | 1 in 8,475 |
| New Jersey | #562 | 6 | 1 in 8,319 |
| Louisiana | #633 | 5 | 1 in 6,433 |
| Michigan | #669 | 5 | 1 in 12,927 |
| Georgia | #679 | 5 | 1 in 9,111 |
| Pennsylvania | #702 | 5 | 1 in 15,519 |
| Texas | #703 | 15 | 1 in 9,562 |
| California | #858 | 16 | 1 in 14,922 |
| Florida | #923 | 5 | 1 in 15,905 |
| New York | #981 | 7 | 1 in 17,948 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Van
- 61 spots since 2024 (#909 → #970)
- 102 spots since 2020 (#868 → #970)
- 143 spots since 2015 (#827 → #970)
- Biggest jump: 102 spots in 1891 (#335 → #233)
- Biggest drop: 141 spots in 1991 (#876 → #1,017)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1891 at #233 (48 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 133 yrs · run 1880–1990
- Highest: 1 in 2,108 boys born in 1891 were named Van (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,238 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 17.3% of all boys named Van (5,090) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 356 | #248 (1882) | #282 |
| 1890s | 363 | #233 (1891) | #299 |
| 1900s | 362 | #271 (1900) | #354 |
| 1910s | 1,290 | #389 (1911) | #422 |
| 1920s | 2,163 | #389 (1921) | #408 |
| 1930s | 1,947 | #368 (1933) | #402 |
| 1940s | 3,764 | #265 (1946) | #342 |
| 1950s | 5,090 | #294 (1953) | #325 |
| 1960s | 3,933 | #342 (1961) | #401 |
| 1970s | 1,741 | #518 (1970) | #627 |
| 1980s | 1,414 | #675 (1983) | #758 |
| 1990s | 1,031 | #876 (1990) | #1,145 |
| 2000s | 1,807 | #774 (2009) | #1,045 |
| 2010s | 2,656 | #753 (2010) | #835 |
| 2020s | 1,515 | #868 (2020) | #912 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Van in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 36,222 of them was named Van, which outranked 83.1% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,199Tamela49
- #2,199Theodora49
- #2,199Torri49
- #2,236Van48
- #2,236Augusta48
- #2,236Caren48
- #2,236Charise48
- #2,276Althea47
- #2,276Anitra47
- #2,276Aspen47
Tied with 39 names at #2,236; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 12,965 of them was named Van, which outranked 90.6% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #760Jedidiah145
- #760Jefferson145
- #760Wallace145
- #763Van144
- #763Antony144
- #763Cornell144
- #763Justen144
- #770Irvin143
- #770Mychal143
- #772Ahmed142
Tied with 6 names at #763; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.