Sevan
Sevan is a name with a single cultural origin: Armenian.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Sevan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sevan is a name with a single cultural origin: Armenian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
The Story of Sevan
As a girl name
Sevan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 10 Sevans were born — ranking #9,732 that year. As of 2026, Sevan ranks #12,120 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Sevans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sevan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 18 Sevans were born — ranking #5,153 that year. As of 2026, Sevan ranks #5,557 for boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 371 Sevans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sevan
Sevan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 371 births in the dataset. Sevan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,583. Use the chart and map above to compare Sevan'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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