Vanden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VAN-den
- Origin
- Germanic
Vanden is a boys' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Vanden mean?
Germanic: from the Dutch surname prefix van den
From the Dutch surname prefix van den, meaning 'of the', used here as a first name.
Is Vanden a girl's or a boy's name?
Vanden is a boys' name.
How popular is Vanden in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Vanden in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vanden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
Names like Vanden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Aarav Vivaan Veer Viraj Avyaan Arjun Krishiv Ivaan Avi Vedant Ishaan
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vanden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vanden, updated 20 October 2026.