Zavian
Ellen Marsha Zavian is an American sports agent and attorney. She was the first National Football League (NFL) female attorney-agent. She is a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School. She is also the founder and owner of EZ Negotiation, a sports agency based in the Washington, D.C. area.
Meaning & Origin of Zavian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ellen Marsha Zavian is an American sports agent and attorney. She was the first National Football League (NFL) female attorney-agent. She is a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School. She is also the founder and owner of EZ Negotiation, a sports agency based in the Washington, D.C. area.
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The Story of Zavian
Zavian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 174 Zavians were born — ranking #1,127 that year. As of 2026, Zavian ranks #1,641 for baby boys with 105 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 2K Zavians have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zavian
Zavian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zavian's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,127. Use the chart and map above to compare Zavian'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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