Van
2 countries#970 in United States, 2025US
#970
in United States, 2025
FR
#4045
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
31,778
Peak year (United States)
1953
Peak-year count
591
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Van was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
31,194 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #970 · peaked in 1953 with 591 births
Most common in: Texas, California, North Carolina, Illinois, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
584 births recorded 1950–2022 · currently #4045 · peaked in 1992 with 30 births
Most common in: Paris, Haute-Garonne, Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis, Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Van’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #906 | — |
| 2007 | #809 | ↑97 |
| 2008 | #799 | ↑10 |
| 2009 | #774 | ↑25 |
| 2010 | #753 | ↑21 |
| 2011 | #787 | ↓34 |
| 2012 | #853 | ↓66 |
| 2013 | #838 | ↑15 |
| 2014 | #776 | ↑62 |
| 2015 | #827 | ↓51 |
| 2016 | #911 | ↓84 |
| 2017 | #907 | ↑4 |
| 2018 | #832 | ↑75 |
| 2019 | #862 | ↓30 |
| 2020 | #868 | ↓6 |
| 2021 | #871 | ↓3 |
| 2022 | #943 | ↓72 |
| 2023 | #910 | ↑33 |
| 2024 | #909 | ↑1 |
| 2025 | #970 | ↓61 |
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