Jiyan
A boys’ name of Kurdish origin, meaning life.
Jiyan by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Jiyan. In the US, 25 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jiyan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jiyan
Names that are said the same way as Jiyan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean life
Like Jiyan, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
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