Van

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Van is a given name of Dutch origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (5% of births). There have been 30,949 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 29,195 as boys and 1,754 as girls. Van gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1953 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,460 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 267
2023 271
2022 247
2021 273
2020 270
2019 268
2018 279
2017 254
2016 256
2015 297
2014 318
2013 268
2012 276
2011 306
2010 312
2009 307
2008 274
2007 268
2006 226
2005 184
2004 164
2003 148
2002 126
2001 113
2000 99
1999 104
1998 116
1997 90
1996 113
1995 91
1994 118
1993 127
1992 152
1991 135
1990 163
1989 170
1988 158
1987 192
1986 182
1985 193
1984 166
1983 218
1982 179
1981 173
1980 193
1979 179
1978 163
1977 174
1976 165
1975 161
1974 163
1973 182
1972 191
1971 223
1970 251
1969 253
1968 289
1967 335
1966 361
1965 422
1964 413
1963 470
1962 495
1961 545
1960 495
1959 533
1958 468
1957 482
1956 487
1955 574
1954 590
1953 591
1952 552
1951 511
1950 491
1949 517
1948 507
1947 581
1946 585
1945 478
1944 308
1943 269
1942 214
1941 225
1940 189
1939 194
1938 228
1937 204
1936 178
1935 194
1934 198
1933 226
1932 193
1931 195
1930 226
1929 202
1928 232
1927 222
1926 234
1925 236
1924 239
1923 202
1922 227
1921 253
1920 225
1919 187
1918 198
1917 168
1916 195
1915 179
1914 145
1913 89
1912 85
1911 53
1910 45
1909 45
1908 36
1907 36
1906 25
1905 34
1904 36
1903 38
1902 40
1901 34
1900 62
1899 32
1898 38
1897 38
1896 37
1895 34
1894 32
1893 42
1892 35
1891 48
1890 27
1889 34
1888 37
1887 32
1886 41
1885 38
1884 38
1883 31
1882 46
1881 32
1880 33