Boys' name · since 1884
Vander
1,828 babies named Vander in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,353 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,828
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vander currently ranks #1353 among boys' names in America, with 1,828 babies recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vander has been recorded 1,828 times among boys since 1884, currently ranked #1353 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #3,490 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,353 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,828 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vander ranks #3,490 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,353 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,828 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,353 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,828
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vander's 1,828 recorded births place it above 92.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vander compares
1,828 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vander's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,828 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 139 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vander splits its recorded history at 1957: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 139 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 139
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Vander by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (532 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Vander's strongest decade.
532 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Vander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s 76
1910s
76 births
- 1920s 80
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 69
1930s
69 births
- 1940s 85
1940s
85 births
- 1950s 82
1950s
82 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 184
2000s
184 births
- 2010s
2010s
532 births
- 2020s
2020s
525 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 532 births (29% of all-time use).
How Vander compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vander's total volume
Vander by state
Where Vander concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 98 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 42 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 32 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
98 of 1,828 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Vander appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vander's data
- Vander's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (532 total births) through the 2020s (525) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vanders (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vander draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.