Nivan
Nivan is a populated place in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. Nivan is the administration center for the valley of Zagori. After 1990 Nivan and all the villages of the valley, had a drastic population decrease.
Meaning & Origin of Nivan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nivan is a populated place in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. Nivan is the administration center for the valley of Zagori. After 1990 Nivan and all the villages of the valley, had a drastic population decrease.
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The Story of Nivan
Nivan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2011, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 22 Nivans were born — ranking #4,479 that year. As of 2026, Nivan ranks #5,755 for baby boys with 16 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 211 Nivans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nivan
Nivan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 211 births in the dataset. Nivan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,479. Use the chart and map above to compare Nivan'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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