Van is a name of Dutch origin and it means "of the boat". It is derived from the Dutch word "van", which means "of" or "from". The name Vane has been used in various forms throughout history, including Van der Goes, which was the surname of the famous Flemish painter Jan van der Goes. In English-speaking countries, Vane is sometimes used as a given name for boys, but it is more commonly used as a surname.
Here are some statistics on the given name Vane:
In the United States, there were six babies named Vane born in 1892. This number increased slightly to seven in 1912. The following years saw fluctuations in the number of newborns bearing this name: eight births in both 1914 and 1916, with a dip to five births in 1918 before rising again to eleven in 1919.
In the early 1920s, there was a consistent trend of around ten babies named Vane each year from 1920 to 1923. However, this trend changed thereafter with seven births recorded annually until 1927, followed by five and six births respectively in 1926 and 1929.
The name Vane seemed to become less popular over time as there were only six births each year between 1933 and 1955. There was another drop to five births recorded in 1960, indicating that this name had fallen out of favor by then.
Overall, throughout these years, a total of 152 babies named Vane were born in the United States.