How Many People Are Named Vander?
An estimated 1,363 people in the United States have the first name Vander. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Vander peaked in popularity in 2024 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vander 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 Vander paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,363
About 1 in 251,471 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
91 births
Total Registered
1,688
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vander
Vander is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,688 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vander as a male name
Ranked #1,801 in 2024
91 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (91 births)
Vander: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vander span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 531 babies were registered. While Vander is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vander by Decade
How has Vander 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.
Vander by State
Birth registrations for Vander span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, Minnesota, Indiana. On average, about 18 Vanders were registered per state.
Vander + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vander as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vander
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vander: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vander?
We estimate approximately 1,363 people named Vander 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 251,471 Americans share this first name.
Is Vander a common name?
Vander is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,688 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vander most popular?
Vander reached peak popularity in 2024, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vander is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vander a male name?
Vander is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vander Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vander Smith, Vander Johnson, Vander 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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