Kavian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kah-vee-AHN
- Origin
- Persian
Kavian is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “of Kaveh”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kavian mean?
Persian: from Kaveh, the blacksmith hero of the Shahnameh
“of Kaveh”
Derafsh-e Kaviani, the legendary royal banner of Persia, is named after Kaveh the blacksmith.
Is Kavian a girl's or a boy's name?
Kavian is a boys' name.
How popular is Kavian in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Kavian in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kavian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Kavian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finnegan, Cassian, Kayden, Killian, Kian, Caspian, Ronan, Raiden, Finn, Declan, Aiden, Keegan
Names related to Kavian
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kavian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kavian, updated 20 October 2026.