Jeevan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JEE-van
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Jeevan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “life”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Jeevan mean?
Sanskrit: via Hindi and Punjabi
“life”
Is Jeevan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeevan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 21 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US.
How popular is Jeevan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,372nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Jeevan, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 56 boys. 3 girls were also named Jeevan in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
2025 had the fewest boys named Jeevan since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Jeevan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Jeevan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,198 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,214 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 43 | #832 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,082 |
| 2018 | 40 | #860 |
| 2017 | 36 | #936 |
| 2016 | 39 | #884 |
| 2015 | 40 | #857 |
| 2014 | 51 | #708 |
| 2013 | 32 | #979 |
| 2012 | 56 | #678 |
| 2011 | 45 | #773 |
| 2010 | 51 | #692 |
| 2009 | 52 | #672 |
| 2008 | 42 | #766 |
| 2007 | 39 | #779 |
| 2006 | 48 | #652 |
| 2005 | 55 | #544 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 46 | #565 |
| 2002 | 35 | #625 |
| 2001 | 38 | #567 |
| 2000 | 47 | #485 |
| 1999 | 45 | #509 |
| 1998 | 35 | #587 |
| 1997 | 32 | #599 |
| 1996 | 24 | #697 |
How popular is Jeevan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,756th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Jeevan, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
2025 had more boys named Jeevan than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Jeevan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeevan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Names like Jeevan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Yuvraj, Arjan, Avyaan, Shivansh, Dhruv, Viraj, Veer, Yuvan, Nirvaan, Pranav
Names related to Jeevan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jeevan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeevan, updated 20 October 2026.