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 #909

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Name B

Vance

Boy name · Rank #993

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Metric Van Vance
Current Rank #909 #993
Total Births (all years) 29,432 27,012
Peak Year 1954 1969
Peak Year Births 573 555
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Van Vance
1880s 356 91
1890s 363 177
1900s 362 229
1910s 1,290 1,233
1920s 2,163 1,735
1930s 1,947 1,501
1940s 3,764 2,075
1950s 5,090 3,420
1960s 3,933 4,065
1970s 1,741 2,253
1980s 1,414 1,875
1990s 1,031 1,929
2000s 1,807 2,443
2010s 2,656 2,631
2020s 1,515 1,355

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 242 229
2023 255 237
2024 257 226
2025 236 200

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, 1880–2025.

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