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Baby name
Van
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6% girls / 94% boys
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Classic name
29,432births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 298rank at its peak, in 1954
Where babies named Van are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Van is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Van is most common in Mississippi (3.4 times), Arkansas (2.7) and Louisiana (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Names from the same era
Classic name
1,762births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 1816rank at its peak, in 1983
Where babies named Van are born
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Names from the same era
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2% | 98% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 6% | 94% |
| 1910s | 4% | 96% |
| 1920s | 5% | 95% |
| 1930s | 4% | 96% |
| 1940s | 3% | 97% |
| 1950s | 4% | 96% |
| 1960s | 4% | 96% |
| 1970s | 6% | 94% |
| 1980s | 22% | 78% |
| 1990s | 15% | 85% |
| 2000s | 5% | 95% |
| 2010s | 6% | 94% |
| 2020s | 4% | 96% |