Boy name
Van
Van holds the #970 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 236 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #868 in 2020 to #970 today. Its strongest year on record was 1891 (#233 nationally, 48 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#351 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#970
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#233
in 1891 (1890s)
Babies in 2025
236
boys named Van
Van popularity, 1880–2025
Where Van is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#351), Louisiana (#531), Kansas (#590)
Uniqueness score
53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Van in the most recent year of SSA data.