Vivan
Vivan or Vivaan may refer to:SurnameGianluca Vivan, Italian footballerGiven nameVivan Bhatena, Indian model and actor Vivaan Shah, Indian actor in the Hindi film industry Vivan Sundaram (1943–2023), Indian artistFictionVivaan Varma, character played by Kunal Kapoor in the 2007 Bollywood film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
Meaning & Origin of Vivan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vivan or Vivaan may refer to:SurnameGianluca Vivan, Italian footballerGiven nameVivan Bhatena, Indian model and actor Vivaan Shah, Indian actor in the Hindi film industry Vivan Sundaram (1943–2023), Indian artistFictionVivaan Varma, character played by Kunal Kapoor in the 2007 Bollywood film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
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The Story of Vivan
As a girl name
Vivan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1911, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 11 Vivans were born — ranking #7,430 that year. As of 2026, Vivan ranks #9,521 for girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 367 Vivans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Vivan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 44 Vivans were born — ranking #2,725 that year. As of 2026, Vivan ranks #4,681 for boys with 22 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 478 Vivans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Vivan
Vivan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 478 births in the dataset. Vivan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,725. Use the chart and map above to compare Vivan'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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