Erivan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain.
Meaning & Origin of Erivan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Erivan
Erivan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 5 Erivans were born — ranking #9,265 that year. As of 2026, Erivan ranks #9,265 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Erivans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Erivan
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Voskan Yerevantsi (17th century), printer
- Simeon I of Yerevan (1710–1780), Catholicos of All Armenians
- Fazil Iravani (1782–1885), Shaykh al-Islām
- Khachatur Abovian (1809–1848), writer
- Irakli Gruzinsky (1826–1882), Prince of Georgia
- Jabbar Baghtcheban (1886–1966), Iranian educator
- Hamo Beknazarian (1891–1965), film director
- Silva Kaputikyan (1919–2006), poet
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About the name Erivan
Erivan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Erivan's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #9,265. Use the chart and map above to compare Erivan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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