Van vs Vander

Side-by-side comparison of Van and Vander - 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

Vander

Boy name · Rank #1796

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Metric Van Vander
Current Rank #909 #1796
Total Births (all years) 29,432 1,828
Peak Year 1954 2025
Peak Year Births 573 139
Peak Decade 1950s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Van Vander
1880s 356 20
1890s 363 -
1900s 362 16
1910s 1,290 76
1920s 2,163 80
1930s 1,947 69
1940s 3,764 85
1950s 5,090 82
1960s 3,933 64
1970s 1,741 48
1980s 1,414 25
1990s 1,031 22
2000s 1,807 184
2010s 2,656 532
2020s 1,515 525

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Van Vander
2014 300 48
2015 273 45
2016 236 54
2017 236 55
2018 267 61
2019 257 56
2020 260 59
2021 265 83
2022 242 84
2023 255 69
2024 257 91
2025 236 139

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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