Von
Von was the 2142nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 692nd with 118 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 539 places. More babies were named Von in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,142 boys, up 91 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 68boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1958118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,011babies recorded
Von popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 459 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,142 | 68 |
| 2020 | #2,233 | 62 |
| 2010 | #3,374 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,059 | 20 |
| 1990 | #1,727 | 47 |
| 1980 | #1,494 | 42 |
| 1970 | #1,116 | 55 |
| 1960 | #741 | 109 |
| 1950 | #834 | 67 |
| 1940 | #938 | 47 |
| 1930 | #1,234 | 34 |
| 1920 | #1,233 | 35 |
| 1910 | #1,582 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Von, counting every spelling?
Von has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Von?
68 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Von (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Von 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 123 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Von.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Von?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Von are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 17 and 65. That makes Von mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Von by state
How common Von was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Von: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Von, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Von
How popular is the name Von?
Von was the 2142nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 692nd with 118 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 539 places. More babies were named Von in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Von a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Von in the US.
Where is Von most popular?
In 2021–2025, Von was most common in Oregon (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.