Vander
Where Vander comes from
Vander hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.
Along the way
- 1884First appearance#848 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
- 1887Peak, #6798 babies named Vander — more than any year before or since.
- 1889The fadeThe first year with half the peak's births.
- 1990Vander Luiz Silva Souza bornBrazilian footballer
- 1992Vander Blue bornAmerican basketball player
In the dictionary
No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.
Namesakes
- Vander Blue · American basketball player, born 1992
- Vander Luiz Silva Souza · Brazilian footballer, born 1990
- Vander Sacramento Vieira · Brazilian footballer, born 1988
- Vander Lee · Brazilian singer-songwriter, 1966–2016
- Vander Iacovino · Brazilian association football player, born 1965
Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.