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Vander

/ˈvændɚ/ · 100% boys · 139 born in 2025

Vander has been given to about 1,828 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈvændɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,532
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vander per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 139
  • Born in 2025139
  • All time1,828

How popular is Vander?

Its best year was 2025, when 139 babies were given the name, ranking 1357th. The typical living American called Vander is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Vander

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zander0.88
  2. Ander0.88
  3. Evander0.84
  4. Xander0.81
  5. Tanner0.75
  6. Leander0.74
  7. Chandler0.72
  8. Vance0.65

Middle names for Vander

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vander Paul0.77
  2. Vander John0.77
  3. Vander Blake0.76
  4. Vander Wade0.76
  5. Vander Quinn0.76
  6. Vander Jude0.76

Sibling names for Vander

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.95
  2. Jasielbrother · 0.94
  3. Alarasister · 0.94
  4. Neriahsister · 0.94
  5. Westynbrother · 0.93
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.93

Where Vander is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.02%
  2. Colorado0.02%
  3. Indiana0.01%
  4. Missouri0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Vander Anderson0.77
  2. Vander White0.72
  3. Vander Nguyen0.72
  4. Vander Moore0.72
  5. Vander Hill0.72
  6. Vander Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Vander

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Vander across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.