Von: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “of, from”
- Origin
- Germanic
- Say it
- vawn · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (92% of all uses)
From the German noble particle von meaning 'of' or 'from.' Its use as a given name is modern and uncommon, especially in English-speaking contexts.
How popular is Von?
Babies named Von in 202477
2024 rank#1,993 boys
Peak year1934
Total US babies since 18805,940
Von is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Von
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Von questions
What does the name Von mean?
Von means "of, from". It comes from Germanic. From the German noble particle von meaning 'of' or 'from.' Its use as a given name is modern and uncommon, especially in English-speaking contexts.
Is Von a boy or girl name?
Von is mainly a boy's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Von?
77 US babies were named Von in 2024. Its peak year was 1934.
How do you pronounce Von?
Von is usually pronounced vawn.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.