Vartan
Vartan is a name with a single cultural origin: Armenian.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Vartan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vartan 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 Vartan
The earliest SSA record of Vartan as a baby boy name dates back to 1927, when 5 babies received it. 1988 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Vartan — #4,450 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Vartans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 180 Vartans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Vartan
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About the name Vartan
Vartan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 180 births in the dataset. Vartan's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #4,450. Use the chart and map above to compare Vartan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.