Gender
Origin
- Norse
- From The Family Of
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Van
Pronunciation
van
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1954 (rank #300, 572 births); most recent 2025 (rank #970, 236 births)
- Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #1816, 58 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 236 | 8 |
| 2024 | 257 | 10 |
| 2023 | 255 | 16 |
| 2022 | 241 | 6 |
| 2021 | 265 | 8 |
| 2020 | 260 | 10 |
| 2019 | 257 | 11 |
| 2018 | 267 | 12 |
| 2017 | 236 | 18 |
| 2016 | 236 | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #2680, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #5870, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 7 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | 4 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #635, 29 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #2297, 4 births); most recent 2009 (rank #5364, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #324, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence