How Many People Are Named Vanson?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Vanson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Vanson peaked in popularity in 2001 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanson 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 Vanson paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vanson is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2001
8 births
Total Registered
30
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanson
Vanson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 30 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vanson as a male name
Ranked #13,926 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2001 (8 births)
Vanson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanson span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 20 babies were registered. Vanson has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanson by Decade
How has Vanson 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.
Vanson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanson
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vanson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanson?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Vanson 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 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanson a common name?
Vanson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanson most popular?
Vanson reached peak popularity in 2001, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanson is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanson a male name?
Vanson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanson Smith, Vanson Johnson, Vanson 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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