Kavian
Kavian is a village in Oshtorjan Rural District, in the Central District of Falavarjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,795, in 495 families.
Meaning & Origin of Kavian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kavian is a village in Oshtorjan Rural District, in the Central District of Falavarjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,795, in 495 families.
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The Story of Kavian
Kavian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 16 Kavians were born — ranking #5,553 that year. As of 2026, Kavian ranks #7,725 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 165 Kavians 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 Kavian
Kavian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 165 births in the dataset. Kavian's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #5,553. Use the chart and map above to compare Kavian'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 .
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