Van Name Popularity

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How popular is Van?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Van, ranked the 827th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Van has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 234, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1891.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1953 with 572 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Van was 25 in 1906.

Approximately during the years 1908-1915, 1917-1921, 1939-1946, and 2000-2007, the name Van took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1992-1995 were years of successive downward movement.

The popularity trend for Van has steadily increased for a while. however, the number of children named Van lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Van?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Van is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Van (Girl)		Van (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		12	9,051	266	827
2017		18	6,768	235	909
2016		20	6,371	236	912
2015		24	5,628	273	825
2014		18	6,963	300	776
2013		13	9,000	254	843
2012		27	5,239	249	854
2011		23	5,923	283	789
2010		12	9,742	299	755
2009		12	9,933	295	774
2008		< 5	--	274	803
2007		5	20,383	262	818
2006		12	9,873	214	908
2005		10	10,874	174	992
2004		11	9,851	153	1,057
2003		5	18,286	143	1,087
2002		16	7,024	110	1,242
2001		16	6,941	97	1,343
2000		15	7,138	84	1,476
1999		9	10,307	95	1,292
1998		14	7,085	102	1,213
1997		9	9,774	81	1,377
1996		17	5,763	96	1,194
1995		13	7,022	78	1,334
1994		14	6,648	104	1,112
1993		25	4,249	102	1,115
1992		29	3,768	124	973
1991		23	4,492	111	1,029
1990		25	4,114	138	878
1989		32	3,324	138	858
1988		28	3,478	130	835
1987		48	2,273	144	767
1986		32	2,968	150	743
1985		50	2,136	143	745
1984		42	2,339	124	779
1983		58	1,837	161	675
1982		48	2,148	131	773
1981		31	2,924	142	728
1980		41	2,388	152	705
1979		18	4,226	161	673
1978		15	4,671	147	692
1977		17	4,225	158	674
1976		19	3,671	146	688
1975		9	6,467	152	671
1974		< 5	--	164	628
1973		7	7,403	176	593
1972		6	8,245	185	586
1971		10	5,524	213	554
1970		10	5,395	240	521
1969		5	8,662	248	489
1968		11	4,477	278	461
1967		13	3,834	322	425
1966		12	3,952	349	407
1965		14	3,537	407	387
1964		20	2,911	394	401
1963		22	2,697	448	377
1962		15	3,432	480	364
1961		16	3,311	529	342
1960		16	3,204	478	358
1959		28	2,188	505	346
1958		19	2,745	449	365
1957		23	2,412	457	357
1956		16	3,041	473	343
1955		27	2,105	547	312
1954		18	2,692	572	300
1953		19	2,511	572	294
1952		17	2,666	535	310
1951		14	2,926	497	313
1950		9	3,947	481	311
1949		7	4,637	511	299
1948		13	2,964	494	307
1947		12	3,224	569	289
1946		18	2,311	567	265
1945		12	2,737	466	279
1944		15	2,390	293	350
1943		14	2,551	255	383
1942		< 5	--	214	421
1941		5	5,036	220	388
1940		13	2,408	176	438
1939		12	2,575	182	422
1938		10	2,925	218	381
1937		10	2,924	194	404
1936		6	4,144	172	428
1935		12	2,562	182	405
1934		15	2,176	184	414
1933		10	2,855	216	368
1932		< 5	--	193	406
1931		8	3,470	185	415
1930		6	4,515	221	383
1929		12	2,732	190	429
1928		9	3,419	223	402
1927		13	2,687	209	419
1926		14	2,559	220	403
1925		9	3,639	227	397
1924		5	5,832	234	398
1923		10	3,342	192	439
1922		20	2,024	207	416
1921		9	3,644	244	389
1920		8	3,930	217	400
1919		7	4,222	180	442
1918		7	4,255	191	422
1917		6	4,554	162	445
1916		10	3,016	185	409
1915		6	4,232	173	409
1914		11	2,250	134	410
1913		7	2,801	82	482
1912		< 5	--	85	426
1911		< 5	--	53	394
1910		< 5	--	45	394
1909		< 5	--	45	353
1908		< 5	--	36	395
1907		7	1,804	29	438
1906		< 5	--	25	455
1905		< 5	--	34	359
1904		5	2,149	31	367
1903		< 5	--	38	309
1902		7	1,583	33	347
1901		< 5	--	34	309
1900		5	2,203	57	273
1899		< 5	--	32	314
1898		< 5	--	38	315
1897		< 5	--	38	298
1896		< 5	--	37	311
1895		< 5	--	34	315
1894		< 5	--	32	318
1893		< 5	--	42	272
1892		< 5	--	35	317
1891		< 5	--	48	234
1890		< 5	--	27	343
1889		< 5	--	34	293
1888		6	1,262	31	329
1887		< 5	--	32	298
1886		< 5	--	41	266
1885		< 5	--	38	273
1884		< 5	--	38	282
1883		< 5	--	31	297
1882		< 5	--	46	256
1881		< 5	--	32	285
1880		< 5	--	33	290

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.