Van
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
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- Origin
- Vietnamese
Van Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 1,754 baby girls have been named Van. The name peaked in 1983 with 58 US births that year (rank #1838). In 2024, ranked #10181 nationally — 8,343 places below its 1983 peak.
Top States for Van
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Van births are: California (193), Texas (93), Louisiana (15).
Other Vietnamese-Origin Names Like Van
If you like Van's Vietnamese origin, consider these related names: Ai, Anh, Anh Dung, Bao, Be. Browse all Vietnamese names →
3-Letter Names Starting with V
Names with Van's exact length and starting letter: Val, Vic, Von.
Quick Facts About Van
US Popularity History (2005–2025)
Annual US births named Van by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2010 with 300 boys named Van (boy rank #754 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #972 for boys (236 US births). That's 218 places below its 2010 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Van Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Van the strongest states are Utah, Oregon, South Carolina.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | #380 | 119 |
| 2 | Oregon | #590 | 25 |
| 3 | South Carolina | #629 | 27 |
| 4 | Colorado | #684 | 60 |
| 5 | Indiana | #700 | 81 |
| 6 | Washington | #713 | 48 |
| 7 | Arizona | #715 | 69 |
| 8 | Louisiana | #738 | 20 |
| 9 | Tennessee | #741 | 28 |
| 10 | Minnesota | #801 | 18 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | #928 | 100 |
| 2 | Missouri | #911 | 33 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #901 | 76 |
| 4 | Ohio | #893 | 38 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #882 | 21 |
| 6 | Georgia | #876 | 44 |
| 7 | California | #860 | 199 |
| 8 | Florida | #852 | 67 |
| 9 | Virginia | #851 | 26 |
| 10 | Illinois | #846 | 74 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Van in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Von | The Prefex Von Is Equivalent Of Van In Dutch Names And Of De In French Names. | Male | German |
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Compare Van to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Van against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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