Arvan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-van
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Arvan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Arvan come from?
Sanskrit: possibly Sanskrit arvan 'swift horse'
Is Arvan a girl's or a boy's name?
Arvan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arvan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Arvan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2019, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Arvan than any year since 2019.
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were given Arvan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #931, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Arvan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
Names like Arvan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan, Aarav, Arjan, Shivansh, Aviraj, Vihaan, Atharv, Avi, Adhrit, Ayansh, Nirvaan, Advik
Other spellings of Arvan
Arvin, Aarvin
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer, Veda, India
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arvan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arvan, updated 20 October 2026.