Von Boy
How popular is Von?
#2,125 boy name in 2025
68 baby boys were named Von in the US in 2025, making it the 2125th most popular boy name.
Von popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,125 for boys (▼ 128 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 68 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,640 in 2015, #2,212 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (118 boys) |
| Highest rank | #690 in 1958 |
| First recorded | 1898 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Von counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Von family of names ranked #1,620 for boys in 2025 (#1,509 the year before), with 82 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Von | 68 | 83% |
| Vonn | 14 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Von is most popular
Babies named Von per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Von by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #884 |
| 1900s | 11 | #942 |
| 1910s | 185 | #1,240 |
| 1920s | 327 | #951 |
| 1930s | 476 | #771 |
| 1940s | 454 | #823 |
| 1950s | 839 | #690 |
| 1960s | 901 | #737 |
| 1970s | 434 | #976 |
| 1980s | 357 | #1,475 |
| 1990s | 287 | #1,697 |
| 2000s | 343 | #2,527 |
| 2010s | 499 | #1,844 |
| 2020s | 432 | #1,875 |
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Questions
- Is Von a boy or girl name?
- Von is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Von were boys.
- How popular is the name Von?
- 68 baby boys were named Von in the US in 2025, making it the 2125th most popular boy name.
- When was Von most popular?
- Von peaked in 1958, when 118 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #690 in 1958.
- How many people are named Von?
- 6,011 babies have been named Von in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,215 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 51.
- Where is Von most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Von was most common in Oregon, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.