Van

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Asian	Either	Literature / Cloud (Vietnamese)
Assyrian	Boy	Lake Van
Armenian	Boy	Lake Van
Dutch	Either	from, of
Basque	Boy	Wait

Fun Facts about the name Van

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Scrabble Score

6 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle."

Similar & Rhyming Names

NanKeeranRovshanNinovanPhelan

Popularity of Van

Popularity Analysis

The name Van first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1891 when it reached rank #234. As of 2024, it ranked #907.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	907	Male	0.0139%
2023	910	Male	0.0139%
2022	945	Male	0.0128%
2021	876	Male	0.0141%
2020	870	Male	0.0141%
2019	863	Male	0.0133%
2018	834	Male	0.0138%
2017	909	Male	0.0119%
2016	911	Male	0.0116%
2015	827	Male	0.0133%
2014	773	Male	0.0147%
2013	841	Male	0.0126%
2012	853	Male	0.0123%
2011	789	Male	0.0140%
2010	756	Male	0.0145%
2009	769	Male	0.0140%
2008	801	Male	0.0126%
2007	816	Male	0.0119%
2006	908	Male	0.0097%
2005	992	Male	0.0082%
1992	973	Male	0.0059%
1990	880	Male	0.0064%
1989	857	Male	0.0066%
1988	833	Male	0.0065%
1987	767	Male	0.0074%
1986	743	Male	0.0078%
1985	744	Male	0.0074%
1984	778	Male	0.0066%
1983	674	Male	0.0087%
1982	770	Male	0.0070%
1981	729	Male	0.0076%
1980	707	Male	0.0082%
1979	673	Male	0.0090%
1978	691	Male	0.0086%
1977	675	Male	0.0092%
1976	688	Male	0.0089%
1975	669	Male	0.0094%
1974	628	Male	0.0101%
1973	599	Male	0.0108%
1972	586	Male	0.0111%
1971	554	Male	0.0117%
1970	524	Male	0.0125%
1969	487	Male	0.0136%
1968	461	Male	0.0157%
1967	425	Male	0.0181%
1966	406	Male	0.0193%
1965	387	Male	0.0215%
1964	402	Male	0.0194%
1963	377	Male	0.0216%
1962	364	Male	0.0229%
1961	343	Male	0.0245%
1960	358	Male	0.0221%
1959	347	Male	0.0233%
1958	365	Male	0.0209%
1957	356	Male	0.0209%
1956	344	Male	0.0220%
1955	313	Male	0.0261%
1954	300	Male	0.0276%
1953	294	Male	0.0287%
1952	310	Male	0.0271%
1951	313	Male	0.0260%
1950	313	Male	0.0264%
1949	298	Male	0.0286%
1948	307	Male	0.0276%
1947	289	Male	0.0307%
1946	267	Male	0.0342%
1945	280	Male	0.0339%
1944	349	Male	0.0212%
1943	383	Male	0.0175%
1942	421	Male	0.0152%
1941	387	Male	0.0175%
1940	438	Male	0.0148%
1939	422	Male	0.0161%
1938	381	Male	0.0192%
1937	409	Male	0.0176%
1936	428	Male	0.0161%
1935	405	Male	0.0171%
1934	413	Male	0.0172%
1933	368	Male	0.0213%
1932	407	Male	0.0180%
1931	416	Male	0.0173%
1930	382	Male	0.0196%
1929	430	Male	0.0171%
1928	400	Male	0.0198%
1927	420	Male	0.0178%
1926	403	Male	0.0192%
1925	397	Male	0.0196%
1924	400	Male	0.0199%
1923	439	Male	0.0170%
1922	416	Male	0.0185%
1921	389	Male	0.0214%
1920	401	Male	0.0197%
1919	442	Male	0.0177%
1918	422	Male	0.0182%
1917	447	Male	0.0167%
1916	406	Male	0.0203%
1915	410	Male	0.0196%
1914	411	Male	0.0196%
1913	482	Male	0.0153%
1912	426	Male	0.0188%
1911	394	Male	0.0220%
1910	391	Male	0.0221%
1909	353	Male	0.0254%
1908	395	Male	0.0216%
1907	437	Male	0.0183%
1906	455	Male	0.0174%
1905	359	Male	0.0237%
1904	367	Male	0.0224%
1903	309	Male	0.0294%
1902	347	Male	0.0249%
1901	309	Male	0.0294%
1900	273	Male	0.0351%
1899	314	Male	0.0278%
1898	315	Male	0.0288%
1897	298	Male	0.0312%
1896	311	Male	0.0287%
1895	315	Male	0.0268%
1894	318	Male	0.0256%
1893	272	Male	0.0347%
1892	317	Male	0.0266%
1891	234	Male	0.0439%
1890	343	Male	0.0226%
1889	293	Male	0.0286%
1888	329	Male	0.0239%
1887	298	Male	0.0293%
1886	266	Male	0.0344%
1885	273	Male	0.0328%
1884	282	Male	0.0310%
1883	297	Male	0.0276%
1882	256	Male	0.0377%
1881	285	Male	0.0296%
1880	290	Male	0.0279%

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