Vane

Boy · recorded 1892–1960

  • 1960last recorded
  • 1892best year

Most popular in 1892.

Last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1892

0254918921909192619431960

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 21 recorded years as a table
Vane, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189249
191216
191412
19157
19169
19178
19185
191911
19209
19219
19226
19239
19248
19257
19265
19276
19295
19336
19444
19553
19602

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Vane isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1960
5
Rank in 1960
#4,038
How rare
1 in 426,464 boys
Since 1892
152

Vane was last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1892, at 49 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Vane doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.