How Many People Are Named Vanden?
An estimated 153 people in the United States have the first name Vanden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Vanden peaked in popularity in 2009 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanden as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vanden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
153
About 1 in 2,240,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
14 births
Total Registered
154
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanden
Vanden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 154 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vanden as a male name
Ranked #12,216 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 2009 (14 births)
Vanden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanden span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 71 babies were registered. Vanden has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanden by Decade
How has Vanden tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vanden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanden
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vanden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanden?
We estimate approximately 153 people named Vanden are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,240,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanden a common name?
Vanden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 154 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanden most popular?
Vanden reached peak popularity in 2009, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanden is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanden a male name?
Vanden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanden Smith, Vanden Johnson, Vanden Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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