Van is an established boys' name that peaked in 1953 and has grown less common since.
Van is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #972 among boys (236) and #11,852 among girls (8) — overall #1,959 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 244 | 244 | #11,852 | #972 |
| 2024 | 267 | 267 | #10,211 | #913 |
| 2023 | 271 | 271 | #7,225 | #910 |
| 2022 | 248 | 248 | #15,171 | #944 |
| 2021 | 273 | 273 | #12,123 | #876 |
| 2020 | 270 | 270 | #10,199 | #868 |
| 2019 | 268 | 268 | #9,693 | #866 |
| 2018 | 279 | 279 | #9,119 | #836 |
| 2017 | 254 | 254 | #6,786 | #908 |
| 2016 | 256 | 256 | #6,387 | #917 |
| 2015 | 297 | 297 | #5,644 | #827 |
| 2014 | 318 | 318 | #6,967 | #778 |
| 2013 | 268 | 268 | #9,014 | #840 |
| 2012 | 276 | 276 | #5,247 | #854 |
| 2011 | 306 | 306 | #5,925 | #790 |
| 2010 | 312 | 312 | #9,749 | #754 |
| 2009 | 307 | 307 | #9,944 | #774 |
| 2008 | 274 | 274 | — | #803 |
| 2007 | 268 | 268 | #20,398 | #814 |
| 2006 | 226 | 226 | #9,879 | #908 |
| 2005 | 184 | 184 | #10,878 | #994 |
| 2004 | 164 | 164 | #9,857 | #1,059 |
| 2003 | 148 | 148 | #18,294 | #1,089 |
| 2002 | 126 | 126 | #7,029 | #1,242 |
| 2001 | 113 | 113 | #6,946 | #1,344 |
| 2000 | 99 | 99 | #7,142 | #1,478 |
| 1999 | 104 | 104 | #10,307 | #1,292 |
| 1998 | 116 | 116 | #7,085 | #1,214 |
| 1997 | 90 | — | #9,775 | #1,377 |
| 1996 | 113 | — | #5,764 | #1,194 |
| 1995 | 91 | — | #7,024 | #1,336 |
| 1994 | 118 | — | #6,650 | #1,112 |
| 1993 | 127 | — | #4,249 | #1,115 |
| 1992 | 152 | — | #3,769 | #978 |
| 1991 | 135 | — | #4,494 | #1,024 |
| 1990 | 163 | — | #4,117 | #877 |
| 1989 | 170 | — | #3,326 | #859 |
| 1988 | 158 | — | #3,479 | #835 |
| 1987 | 192 | — | #2,273 | #769 |
| 1986 | 182 | — | #2,969 | #743 |
| 1985 | 193 | — | #2,136 | #745 |
| 1984 | 166 | — | #2,339 | #779 |
| 1983 | 218 | — | #1,838 | #677 |
| 1982 | 179 | — | #2,148 | #773 |
| 1981 | 173 | — | #2,924 | #727 |
| 1980 | 193 | — | #2,389 | #706 |
| 1979 | 179 | — | #4,226 | #674 |
| 1978 | 163 | — | #4,673 | #690 |
| 1977 | 174 | — | #4,227 | #677 |
| 1976 | 165 | — | #3,673 | #688 |
| 1975 | 161 | — | #6,464 | #671 |
| 1974 | 163 | — | — | #630 |
| 1973 | 182 | — | #7,406 | #598 |
| 1972 | 191 | — | #8,244 | #586 |
| 1971 | 223 | — | #5,526 | #554 |
| 1970 | 251 | — | #5,398 | #521 |
| 1969 | 253 | — | #8,662 | #488 |
| 1968 | 289 | — | #4,478 | #461 |
| 1967 | 335 | — | #3,835 | #425 |
| 1966 | 361 | — | #3,951 | #407 |
| 1965 | 422 | — | #3,541 | #386 |
| 1964 | 412 | — | #2,910 | #403 |
| 1963 | 470 | — | #2,695 | #377 |
| 1962 | 495 | — | #3,432 | #364 |
| 1961 | 545 | — | #3,313 | #342 |
| 1960 | 495 | — | #3,204 | #357 |
| 1959 | 533 | — | #2,189 | #346 |
| 1958 | 468 | — | #2,748 | #365 |
| 1957 | 482 | — | #2,413 | #355 |
| 1956 | 487 | — | #3,041 | #343 |
| 1955 | 574 | — | #2,104 | #313 |
| 1954 | 591 | — | #2,692 | #298 |
| 1953 | 591 | — | #2,511 | #294 |
| 1952 | 552 | — | #2,665 | #310 |
| 1951 | 511 | — | #2,926 | #313 |
| 1950 | 491 | — | #3,946 | #311 |
| 1949 | 517 | — | #4,638 | #300 |
| 1948 | 507 | — | #2,964 | #307 |
| 1947 | 581 | — | #3,224 | #289 |
| 1946 | 585 | — | #2,312 | #265 |
| 1945 | 478 | — | #2,737 | #279 |
| 1944 | 308 | — | #2,390 | #350 |
| 1943 | 269 | — | #2,551 | #383 |
| 1942 | 214 | — | — | #421 |
| 1941 | 225 | — | #5,037 | #388 |
| 1940 | 189 | — | #2,408 | #438 |
| 1939 | 194 | — | #2,575 | #422 |
| 1938 | 228 | — | #2,923 | #381 |
| 1937 | 204 | — | #2,925 | #404 |
| 1936 | 178 | — | #4,143 | #428 |
| 1935 | 194 | — | #2,562 | #406 |
| 1934 | 198 | — | #2,280 | #414 |
| 1933 | 226 | — | #2,856 | #368 |
| 1932 | 193 | — | — | #406 |
| 1931 | 195 | — | #3,471 | #413 |
| 1930 | 226 | — | #4,014 | #387 |
| 1929 | 202 | — | #2,731 | #429 |
| 1928 | 232 | — | #3,419 | #402 |
| 1927 | 222 | — | #2,687 | #418 |
| 1926 | 234 | — | #2,560 | #403 |
| 1925 | 236 | — | #3,639 | #397 |
| 1924 | 239 | — | #5,833 | #398 |
| 1923 | 202 | — | #3,341 | #439 |
| 1922 | 227 | — | #2,024 | #416 |
| 1921 | 253 | — | #3,644 | #389 |
| 1920 | 225 | — | #3,930 | #400 |
| 1919 | 187 | — | #4,221 | #442 |
| 1918 | 198 | — | #4,255 | #421 |
| 1917 | 168 | — | #4,554 | #445 |
| 1916 | 195 | — | #3,016 | #409 |
| 1915 | 179 | — | #4,232 | #409 |
| 1914 | 145 | — | #2,250 | #410 |
| 1913 | 89 | — | #2,801 | #482 |
| 1912 | 85 | — | — | #426 |
| 1911 | 53 | — | — | #394 |
| 1910 | 45 | — | — | #394 |
| 1909 | 45 | — | — | #353 |
| 1908 | 36 | — | — | #395 |
| 1907 | 36 | — | #1,804 | #438 |
| 1906 | 25 | — | — | #455 |
| 1905 | 34 | — | — | #359 |
| 1904 | 36 | — | #2,149 | #367 |
| 1903 | 38 | — | — | #309 |
| 1902 | 40 | — | #1,583 | #347 |
| 1901 | 34 | — | — | #309 |
| 1900 | 62 | — | #2,202 | #273 |
| 1899 | 32 | — | — | #314 |
| 1898 | 38 | — | — | #315 |
| 1897 | 38 | — | — | #298 |
| 1896 | 37 | — | — | #311 |
| 1895 | 34 | — | — | #315 |
| 1894 | 32 | — | — | #318 |
| 1893 | 42 | — | — | #272 |
| 1892 | 35 | — | — | #317 |
| 1891 | 48 | — | — | #234 |
| 1890 | 27 | — | — | #343 |
| 1889 | 34 | — | — | #293 |
| 1888 | 37 | — | #1,262 | #329 |
| 1887 | 32 | — | — | #298 |
| 1886 | 41 | — | — | #266 |
| 1885 | 38 | — | — | #273 |
| 1884 | 38 | — | — | #282 |
| 1883 | 31 | — | — | #297 |
| 1882 | 46 | — | — | #256 |
| 1881 | 32 | — | — | #285 |
| 1880 | 33 | — | — | #290 |