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Van

Pronounced /væn/

Rank in 2024
#9,580
Born in 2024
10
Peak year
1983 · #1817
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for boys:257 in 2024 (#906)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 10 girls were named Van, about 1 in every 161,319.
  • It peaked in 1983 with 58 babies, ranked #1817.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1888.
  • 1,754 girls have been named Van since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Van per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 161 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 169 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 329 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 207 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 515 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 196 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 166 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

In the United States, usually taken from a first name or surname. In Wales, from Y Fan, see Welsh fan. ==== Proper noun ==== Van A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Arkansas County, Arkansas. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon. A city in Van Zandt County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia. A census-designated place in Boone County, West Virginia. A place in Wales: A community and suburb of Caerphilly in Caerphilly borough (OS grid ref ST1686).

  • A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.
  • A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, and Evan.
Origin
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From Wiktionary’s entry for Van, CC BY-SA 4.0.