Jivan
Jivan is a given name and a surname. It is often a Romanian spelling for the South Slavic name “Živan/Живан”. Notable people with the name include:Jivan Avetisyan, Armenian film director Alin Jivan, Romanian artist gymnast Kantilal Jivan, Seychellois artist Bhanwarlal Jivan, Indian politician Jag Jivan Ram, Indian politician Jivan Gasparyan, Armenian musician and composer
Meaning & Origin of Jivan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jivan is a given name and a surname. It is often a Romanian spelling for the South Slavic name “Živan/Живан”. Notable people with the name include:Jivan Avetisyan, Armenian film director Alin Jivan, Romanian artist gymnast Kantilal Jivan, Seychellois artist Bhanwarlal Jivan, Indian politician Jag Jivan Ram, Indian politician Jivan Gasparyan, Armenian musician and composer
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The Story of Jivan
The earliest SSA record of Jivan as a baby boy name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Jivan — #5,296 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Jivans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 192 Jivans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jivan
Jivan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 192 births in the dataset. Jivan's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #5,296. Use the chart and map above to compare Jivan'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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