Vander
Vander was the 1357th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 744th; the most babies were born in 2025 (139). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,360 places. More babies were named Vander in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,357 boys, up 965 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 139boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025139 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,828babies recorded
Vander popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,357 | 139 |
| 2020 | #2,322 | 59 |
| 2010 | #2,957 | 40 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,424 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,399 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,119 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,007 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #1,823 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vander, counting every spelling?
Vander has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,290 for boys in 2025, against #1,357 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Vander?
139 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vander (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Vander born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vander.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vander?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Vander are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Vander a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vander by state
How common Vander was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Vander
How popular is the name Vander?
Vander was the 1357th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 744th; the most babies were born in 2025 (139). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,360 places. More babies were named Vander in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Vander a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Vander in the US.
Where is Vander most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vander was most common in Colorado (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Iowa.