first name
VON
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 4,440 people named Von, 56.1% reported their origin as White, 24% as Black and 9.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. 85.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Von peaked in 1958, when 135 babies got the name.
At least 6,011 babies have been given the name since 1898. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Von by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #1,713. The largest share of babies named Von, 28.7%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Von is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Von has been most common in Utah (9.9×), Texas (2.7×), and Indiana (2.6×), and least common in Illinois (0.53×).
1,300 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Exactly as common as Von
3 other first names also have 4,440 people.
Either side of Von
Spelled almost the same
5 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Von, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Von ranks #45,998 of 156,621, with 500 people. See Von as a last name
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