Over the past 110 years, 21 745 boys and 329 girls have been named Van. The name Van ranks 694th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Van in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Van came in the 1940s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.