Aivan

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Aivan by the numbers

Aivan was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Aivan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aivan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Aimanblessed or fortunate26 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Afnanbranches of a tree20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amranlong-lived; prosperous29 in the US (2017)
  • Aidinsmall fire17 in the US (2017)
  • Arpanoffering or gift; a dedication11 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Aivan

Names that are said the same way as Aivan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Avonriver in southwest England; place name17 in the US (2017)
  • Afonriver4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aven203 in the US (2017)
  • Ayven96 in the US (2017)
  • Aiven60 in the US (2017)
  • Avan60 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Aivan

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