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Zavian

Boy

Meaning of Zavian: Arabic: 'bright' or 'shining'

Zavian is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1204th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 826th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1204

169 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#826

39 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,303

First recorded 1984 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 39 babies2004: 40 babies2005: 44 babies2006: 52 babies2007: 62 babies2008: 62 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 58 babies20102011: 58 babies2012: 82 babies2013: 75 babies2014: 65 babies2015: 72 babies2016: 81 babies2017: 97 babies2018: 153 babies2019: 139 babies2020: 174 babies20202021: 145 babies2022: 104 babies2023: 130 babies2024: 123 babies2025: 169 babies
US babies named Zavian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 174.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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