Vardan
Vardan, Varden in Georgian, is an Armenian name of Middle Persian origin, popular in Armenia and Georgia.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Vardan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vardan, Varden in Georgian, is an Armenian name of Middle Persian origin, popular in Armenia and Georgia.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
The Story of Vardan
American parents first put Vardan on the record books as a baby boy name in 2005, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 11 Vardans were born — ranking #7,134 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Vardans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 72 Vardans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Vardan
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About the name Vardan
Vardan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Vardan's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,134. Use the chart and map above to compare Vardan'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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