Given name · also Hindi
Vivaan
“plaiting, twisting”
Vivaan is a masculine given name from Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vivaan goes back to Sanskrit विवान, meaning “plaiting, twisting.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Vivaan comes from Hindi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Hindi विवान, from Sanskrit विवान (“plaiting, twisting”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vivaan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,759
- 2,759 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 251 babies
- 2025
- 108
- #1,584 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 108 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,584 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,012 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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