Rivan
Ribhan is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 1,617 persons living in 372 individual households. Brahmin and Gurung are main ethnic groups in this village.
Meaning & Origin of Rivan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ribhan is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 1,617 persons living in 372 individual households. Brahmin and Gurung are main ethnic groups in this village.
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The Story of Rivan
Rivan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 24 Rivans were born — ranking #4,138 that year. As of 2026, Rivan ranks #5,322 for baby boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 235 Rivans 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 Rivan
Rivan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 235 births in the dataset. Rivan's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,138. Use the chart and map above to compare Rivan'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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