Is Van a boy or girl name?
Van is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 257 boys were named Van, so 3.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.7% of the 30,949 US babies named Van were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #907
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,181
- Babies named Van since 1880
- 30,949
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 591 babies
Boys and girls named Van, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 356 | 6 | 1.7% |
| 1890s | 363 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 362 | 24 | 6.2% |
| 1910s | 1,290 | 54 | 4% |
| 1920s | 2,163 | 109 | 4.8% |
| 1930s | 1,947 | 89 | 4.4% |
| 1940s | 3,764 | 109 | 2.8% |
| 1950s | 5,089 | 190 | 3.6% |
| 1960s | 3,934 | 144 | 3.5% |
| 1970s | 1,741 | 111 | 6% |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 410 | 22.5% |
| 1990s | 1,031 | 178 | 14.7% |
| 2000s | 1,807 | 102 | 5.3% |
| 2010s | 2,656 | 178 | 6.3% |
| 2020s | 1,278 | 50 | 3.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 257 | #907 | 10 | #10,181 |
| 2023 | 255 | #910 | 16 | #7,216 |
| 2022 | 241 | #945 | 6 | #15,158 |
| 2021 | 265 | #876 | 8 | #12,114 |
| 2020 | 260 | #868 | 10 | #10,192 |
| 2019 | 257 | #866 | 11 | #9,688 |
| 2018 | 267 | #836 | 12 | #9,117 |
| 2017 | 236 | #908 | 18 | #6,785 |
| 2016 | 236 | #915 | 20 | #6,384 |
| 2015 | 273 | #827 | 24 | #5,644 |
| 2014 | 300 | #778 | 18 | #6,967 |
| 2013 | 255 | #840 | 13 | #9,012 |
| 2012 | 249 | #854 | 27 | #5,246 |
| 2011 | 283 | #790 | 23 | #5,925 |
| 2010 | 300 | #754 | 12 | #9,746 |
| 2009 | 295 | #774 | 12 | #9,943 |
| 2008 | 274 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 263 | #812 | 5 | #20,396 |
| 2006 | 214 | #908 | 12 | #9,878 |
| 2005 | 174 | #993 | 10 | #10,877 |
| 2004 | 153 | #1,059 | 11 | #9,856 |
| 2003 | 143 | #1,089 | 5 | #18,293 |
| 2002 | 110 | #1,242 | 16 | #7,027 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,344 | 16 | #6,944 |
| 2000 | 84 | #1,478 | 15 | #7,141 |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,292 | 9 | #10,309 |
| 1998 | 102 | #1,214 | 14 | #7,085 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,377 | 9 | #9,775 |
| 1996 | 96 | #1,194 | 17 | #5,764 |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,336 | 13 | #7,024 |
| 1994 | 104 | #1,112 | 14 | #6,651 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,115 | 25 | #4,249 |
| 1992 | 123 | #978 | 29 | #3,769 |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,024 | 23 | #4,494 |
| 1990 | 138 | #877 | 25 | #4,117 |
| 1989 | 138 | #858 | 32 | #3,326 |
| 1988 | 130 | #835 | 28 | #3,479 |
| 1987 | 144 | #769 | 48 | #2,273 |
| 1986 | 150 | #743 | 32 | #2,969 |
| 1985 | 143 | #745 | 50 | #2,136 |
| 1984 | 124 | #779 | 42 | #2,339 |
| 1983 | 160 | #677 | 58 | #1,838 |
| 1982 | 131 | #773 | 48 | #2,148 |
| 1981 | 142 | #727 | 31 | #2,924 |
| 1980 | 152 | #706 | 41 | #2,389 |
| 1979 | 161 | #674 | 18 | #4,224 |
| 1978 | 148 | #690 | 15 | #4,673 |
| 1977 | 157 | #677 | 17 | #4,227 |
| 1976 | 146 | #688 | 19 | #3,673 |
| 1975 | 152 | #671 | 9 | #6,465 |
| 1974 | 163 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 175 | #598 | 7 | #7,406 |
| 1972 | 185 | #586 | 6 | #8,244 |
| 1971 | 213 | #554 | 10 | #5,526 |
| 1970 | 241 | #521 | 10 | #5,398 |
| 1969 | 248 | #487 | 5 | #8,662 |
| 1968 | 278 | #461 | 11 | #4,479 |
| 1967 | 322 | #425 | 13 | #3,835 |
| 1966 | 349 | #407 | 12 | #3,951 |
| 1965 | 408 | #386 | 14 | #3,540 |
| 1964 | 393 | #402 | 20 | #2,912 |
| 1963 | 448 | #377 | 22 | #2,696 |
| 1962 | 480 | #364 | 15 | #3,432 |
| 1961 | 529 | #342 | 16 | #3,313 |
| 1960 | 479 | #357 | 16 | #3,204 |
| 1959 | 505 | #347 | 28 | #2,189 |
| 1958 | 449 | #365 | 19 | #2,749 |
| 1957 | 459 | #355 | 23 | #2,413 |
| 1956 | 471 | #343 | 16 | #3,041 |
| 1955 | 547 | #313 | 27 | #2,104 |
| 1954 | 572 | #300 | 18 | #2,692 |
| 1953 | 572 | #294 | 19 | #2,511 |
| 1952 | 535 | #310 | 17 | #2,665 |
| 1951 | 497 | #313 | 14 | #2,926 |
| 1950 | 482 | #311 | 9 | #3,946 |
| 1949 | 510 | #300 | 7 | #4,638 |
| 1948 | 494 | #307 | 13 | #2,964 |
| 1947 | 569 | #289 | 12 | #3,224 |
| 1946 | 567 | #265 | 18 | #2,312 |
| 1945 | 466 | #279 | 12 | #2,737 |
| 1944 | 293 | #350 | 15 | #2,390 |
| 1943 | 255 | #383 | 14 | #2,551 |
| 1942 | 214 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 220 | #388 | 5 | #5,037 |
| 1940 | 176 | #438 | 13 | #2,408 |
| 1939 | 182 | #422 | 12 | #2,575 |
| 1938 | 218 | #381 | 10 | #2,923 |
| 1937 | 194 | #404 | 10 | #2,925 |
| 1936 | 172 | #428 | 6 | #4,143 |
| 1935 | 182 | #406 | 12 | #2,562 |
| 1934 | 184 | #414 | 14 | #2,280 |
| 1933 | 216 | #368 | 10 | #2,856 |
| 1932 | 193 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 187 | #413 | 8 | #3,471 |
| 1930 | 219 | #387 | 7 | #4,014 |
| 1929 | 190 | #429 | 12 | #2,731 |
| 1928 | 223 | #402 | 9 | #3,419 |
| 1927 | 209 | #418 | 13 | #2,687 |
| 1926 | 220 | #403 | 14 | #2,560 |
| 1925 | 227 | #397 | 9 | #3,639 |
| 1924 | 234 | #398 | 5 | #5,833 |
| 1923 | 192 | #439 | 10 | #3,341 |
| 1922 | 207 | #416 | 20 | #2,024 |
| 1921 | 244 | #389 | 9 | #3,644 |
| 1920 | 217 | #400 | 8 | #3,930 |
| 1919 | 180 | #442 | 7 | #4,221 |
| 1918 | 191 | #421 | 7 | #4,255 |
| 1917 | 162 | #445 | 6 | #4,554 |
| 1916 | 185 | #409 | 10 | #3,016 |
| 1915 | 173 | #409 | 6 | #4,232 |
| 1914 | 134 | #410 | 11 | #2,250 |
| 1913 | 82 | #482 | 7 | #2,801 |
| 1912 | 85 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 53 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 45 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 45 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 36 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 29 | #438 | 7 | #1,804 |
| 1906 | 25 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 34 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 31 | #367 | 5 | #2,149 |
| 1903 | 38 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 33 | #347 | 7 | #1,583 |
| 1901 | 34 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 57 | #273 | 5 | #2,202 |
| 1899 | 32 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 38 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 38 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 37 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 34 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 32 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 42 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 35 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 48 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 27 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 34 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 31 | #329 | 6 | #1,262 |
| 1887 | 32 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 41 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 38 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 38 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 31 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 46 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 32 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 33 | #290 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Van reached #234 in 1891. As a girl name, it reached #1,262 in 1888. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Van
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.