Van
Boy · VAN · Germanic
Van is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “from; of”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 970th for boys in the US (236 babies).
What does Van mean?
Germanic: from the Dutch surname particle van, or short for Donovan or Evan
“from; of”
From the Dutch particle van, 'from, of', found in surnames such as Van Dyck; also a short form of Donovan.
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- VAN
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Is Van a girl's or a boy's name?
Van is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 236 boys in the US.
How popular is Van in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Van, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 7 boys.
2025 had more boys named Van than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Van in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Van in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #970among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 236about 1 in 7,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 236 boys in the US were named Van, making it the 970th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 868th. Its busiest year was 1954, with 573 boys. 8 girls were also named Van in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Van than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Van in the US since 1880 were born between 1944 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 266 boys in the US were given Van or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #831, up from #970 for this spelling alone.
- Van 236
- Vann 24
- Vaan 6
In 2025, 3% of the babies named Van in the US were girls.
Van in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 236 | #970 |
| 2024 | 257 | #909 |
| 2023 | 255 | #910 |
| 2022 | 242 | #943 |
| 2021 | 265 | #871 |
| 2020 | 260 | #868 |
| 2019 | 257 | #862 |
| 2018 | 267 | #832 |
| 2017 | 236 | #907 |
| 2016 | 236 | #911 |
| 2015 | 273 | #827 |
| 2014 | 300 | #776 |
| 2013 | 255 | #838 |
| 2012 | 249 | #853 |
| 2011 | 283 | #787 |
| 2010 | 300 | #753 |
| 2009 | 295 | #774 |
| 2008 | 274 | #799 |
| 2007 | 263 | #809 |
| 2006 | 214 | #906 |
| 2005 | 174 | #989 |
| 2004 | 153 | #1,052 |
| 2003 | 143 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 110 | #1,233 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,333 |
| 2000 | 84 | #1,462 |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,280 |
| 1998 | 102 | #1,202 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,363 |
| 1996 | 96 | #1,186 |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,322 |
| 1994 | 104 | #1,100 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,104 |
| 1992 | 123 | #971 |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,011 |
| 1990 | 138 | #872 |
| 1989 | 138 | #853 |
| 1988 | 130 | #831 |
| 1987 | 144 | #763 |
| 1986 | 150 | #741 |
| 1985 | 143 | #740 |
| 1984 | 124 | #775 |
| 1983 | 160 | #675 |
| 1982 | 131 | #766 |
| 1981 | 142 | #726 |
| 1980 | 152 | #705 |
| 1979 | 161 | #673 |
| 1978 | 148 | #690 |
| 1977 | 157 | #675 |
| 1976 | 146 | #683 |
| 1975 | 152 | #669 |
| 1974 | 163 | #628 |
| 1973 | 175 | #593 |
| 1972 | 185 | #585 |
| 1971 | 213 | #552 |
| 1970 | 241 | #518 |
| 1969 | 248 | #487 |
| 1968 | 278 | #461 |
| 1967 | 322 | #424 |
| 1966 | 349 | #407 |
| 1965 | 408 | #385 |
| 1964 | 392 | #402 |
| 1963 | 448 | #377 |
| 1962 | 480 | #364 |
| 1961 | 529 | #342 |
| 1960 | 479 | #357 |
| 1959 | 505 | #346 |
| 1958 | 449 | #364 |
| 1957 | 459 | #355 |
| 1956 | 471 | #343 |
| 1955 | 547 | #313 |
| 1954 | 573 | #298 |
| 1953 | 572 | #294 |
| 1952 | 535 | #310 |
| 1951 | 497 | #313 |
| 1950 | 482 | #311 |
| 1949 | 510 | #299 |
| 1948 | 494 | #306 |
| 1947 | 569 | #289 |
| 1946 | 567 | #265 |
| 1945 | 466 | #279 |
| 1944 | 293 | #349 |
| 1943 | 255 | #383 |
| 1942 | 214 | #421 |
| 1941 | 220 | #388 |
| 1940 | 176 | #436 |
| 1939 | 182 | #421 |
| 1938 | 218 | #381 |
| 1937 | 194 | #401 |
| 1936 | 172 | #427 |
| 1935 | 182 | #404 |
| 1934 | 184 | #413 |
| 1933 | 216 | #368 |
| 1932 | 193 | #406 |
| 1931 | 187 | #412 |
| 1930 | 219 | #386 |
| 1929 | 190 | #429 |
| 1928 | 223 | #402 |
| 1927 | 209 | #416 |
| 1926 | 220 | #403 |
| 1925 | 227 | #397 |
| 1924 | 234 | #396 |
| 1923 | 192 | #438 |
| 1922 | 207 | #415 |
| 1921 | 244 | #389 |
| 1920 | 217 | #399 |
| 1919 | 180 | #441 |
| 1918 | 191 | #421 |
| 1917 | 162 | #445 |
| 1916 | 185 | #408 |
| 1915 | 173 | #408 |
| 1914 | 134 | #410 |
| 1913 | 82 | #482 |
| 1912 | 85 | #424 |
| 1911 | 53 | #389 |
| 1910 | 45 | #391 |
| 1909 | 45 | #348 |
| 1908 | 36 | #389 |
| 1907 | 29 | #429 |
| 1906 | 25 | #443 |
| 1905 | 34 | #355 |
| 1904 | 31 | #360 |
| 1903 | 38 | #303 |
| 1902 | 33 | #337 |
| 1901 | 34 | #302 |
| 1900 | 57 | #271 |
| 1899 | 32 | #311 |
| 1898 | 38 | #307 |
| 1897 | 38 | #297 |
| 1896 | 37 | #306 |
| 1895 | 34 | #310 |
| 1894 | 32 | #308 |
| 1893 | 42 | #269 |
| 1892 | 35 | #312 |
| 1891 | 48 | #233 |
| 1890 | 27 | #335 |
| 1889 | 34 | #288 |
| 1888 | 31 | #324 |
| 1887 | 32 | #294 |
| 1886 | 41 | #264 |
| 1885 | 38 | #268 |
| 1884 | 38 | #278 |
| 1883 | 31 | #294 |
| 1882 | 46 | #248 |
| 1881 | 32 | #276 |
| 1880 | 33 | #286 |
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