Nivaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ni-VAAN
- UK rank, 2025
- #870 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,390 for boys
Nivaan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 870th for boys in the UK (40 babies) and 2,390th for boys in the US (57 babies).
Where does Nivaan come from?
Modern name used in Indian families; exact root uncertain
Is Nivaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nivaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 40 boys in the UK and 57 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nivaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 870th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40 about 1 in 7,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 130% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the UK were named Nivaan, making it the 870th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th.
2025 had the most boys named Nivaan of any year since it first appeared, in 2011.
Half of all the boys named Nivaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 811th in England and Wales.
Nivaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #870 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
How popular is Nivaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,390th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 57 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 57 boys in the US were named Nivaan, making it the 2,390th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 63 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
2025 had more boys named Nivaan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Nivaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nivaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2,390 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,828 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,409 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2,212 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,324 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,278 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,234 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
Names like Nivaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan, Ivaan, Avyaan, Aarav, Vivaan, Nirvaan, Shivansh, Krishiv, Yuvaan, Gurbaaz, Advik, Aviraj
Names related to Nivaan
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, “Nivaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nivaan, updated 20 October 2026.