Sivan
Sivan is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days. Sivan usually falls in May–June on the Gregorian calendar.
- Hebrew
- Kurdish
Meaning & Origin of Sivan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sivan is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days. Sivan usually falls in May–June on the Gregorian calendar.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Kurdish
The Story of Sivan
As a girl name
Sivan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 29 Sivans were born — ranking #4,836 that year. As of 2026, Sivan ranks #5,683 for girls with 22 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). In total, more than 672 Sivans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sivan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 13 Sivans were born — ranking #5,812 that year. As of 2026, Sivan ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 83 Sivans 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 Sivan
Sivan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 672 births in the dataset. Sivan's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #4,475. Use the chart and map above to compare Sivan'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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