Given name & surname
Vane
“a banner; a symbol”
Vane is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a banner; a symbol.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a banner; a symbol.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Vane is a diminutive of Vanessa.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 152
- 152 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 262 as a first name in 2020; 685 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vane’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Vane is a diminutive of Vanessa. In English usage, Vane has a related form in Fayne. In English usage, Vane has a related form in VANES.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Vane
- Vane PennellBritish real tennis player (1876–1938)
- Vane IvanovićYugoslav athlete and diplomat (1913–1999)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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