as a First Name
Short form of Ivan or Evan, as in the case of the American film actor Van Heflin (1910–71, born Emmett Evan Heflin) and the Northern Irish singer Van Morrison (b. 1945 as George Ivan Morrison).
| 925th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 31,814
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Van per capita
- 1945
- marked the height of its popularity
2%
98%
47%
55+
55+
36%
30-54
30-54
7%
13-29
13-29
10%
0-12
0-12
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