Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Vann is a variant of Van. Van has been associated with Vietnamese and Slavic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,081
- 2,057 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,379 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,379 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 58 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,631 as a first name in 2020; 14,718 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.
Vann’s family of names
Vann has a related form in Van. In Greek usage, Vann as a surname is a transliteration of Βανν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Vann
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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