Van vs Vance

Side-by-side comparison of Van and Vance — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Van

Boy name · Rank #905

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Name B

Vance

Boy name · Rank #992

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Metric Van Vance
Current Rank #905 #992
Total Births (all years) 29,195 26,811
Peak Year 1953 1969
Peak Year Births 572 555
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Van Vance
1880ss 356 91
1890ss 363 177
1900ss 362 229
1910ss 1,290 1,233
1920ss 2,163 1,735
1930ss 1,947 1,501
1940ss 3,764 2,075
1950ss 5,089 3,420
1960ss 3,934 4,064
1970ss 1,741 2,253
1980ss 1,414 1,875
1990ss 1,031 1,929
2000ss 1,807 2,443
2010ss 2,656 2,631
2020ss 1,278 1,155

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Van Vance
2014 300 246
2015 273 318
2016 236 248
2017 236 265
2018 267 220
2019 257 245
2020 260 221
2021 265 242
2022 241 229
2023 255 237
2024 257 226

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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