Given name & surname
Von
“filled with hope”
Von is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “filled with hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “filled with hope.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Von through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,011
- 5,552 boys · 459 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 135 babies
- 2025
- 68
- #2,142 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 99% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,142 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 118 in 1958. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,440 as a first name in 2020; 500 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.
Von’s family of names
Von has a related form in Vondell. Von has a related form in Vonn. Von has a related form in Vonne.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Von
- Von MillerAmerican football player (born 1989)
- Von WaferAmerican basketball player (born 1985)
- Kimora BlacAmerican drag queenborn 1988
- Von FloresCanadian actorborn 1960
- Von McDadeAmerican basketball player (born 1967)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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“faith, belief”
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