Von is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Von means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Von across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Von has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Von is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “of, from”. A short form of names like Vaughn or Alphonso, or the German particle.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,011 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Von per year, United States (1898 to 2025). United States peaked in 1958 (135/yr).
Von is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1958, when it ranked #1,504 nationally (given to 135 babies that year).
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