Boy
Van
Van is a boy's name, a solidly familiar choice, that has cooled since its 1950s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyShort for Vance/Ivan
DutchAlso Dutch "van" – "of, from"
Births by decade
1900s
386
1910s
1,344
1920s
2,272
1930s
2,035
1940s
3,874
1950s
5,277
1960s
4,077
1970s
1,852
1980s
1,825
1990s
1,209
2000s
1,908
2010s
2,281
Peaked in the 1950s · 28,340 total U.S. births since 1900