US rank #5054 Boys' name Peak 2009 2,033 births

Vann — #5054 US boys' name

2,033 babies named Vann in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s461920s1031930s1061940s1861950s2281960s2101970s1081980s1151990s1232000s2892010s3762020s138
#5054
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Vann was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

58 babies were named Vann in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vann

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,033 babies named Vann between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vann currently holds the #5054 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vann performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 376 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Vann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vann in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,033 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vann at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,033

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2009

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,054

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vann popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
58
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Vann popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 1951 (Vann as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
456789 1974196119521951 5

Vann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
376 births that decade — 18% of Vann's all-time total
1880s51910s461920s1031930s1061940s1861950s2281960s2101970s1081980s1151990s1232000s2892010s3762020s138

Vann by state

Where Vann concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Vann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
166 8.2%
#2 California
39 1.9%
#3 Texas
19 0.9%
#4 Alabama
16 0.8%
#5 Florida
16 0.8%
#6 Georgia
12 0.6%
#7 Virginia
5 0.2%
North Carolina share of Vann's total US births 8.2%
Even split

166 of 2,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vann?
2,033 babies have been named Vann since 1880. It currently ranks #5054 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 58 births.
When was Vann most popular?
Vann was most popular in the 2010s decade with 376 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Vann most popular?
The top states for the name Vann are North Carolina (166 births), California (39 births), Texas (19 births).
How long has the name Vann been used?
Vann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Van, Vance, Vander, Vanessa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.