Rivan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ri-VAAN
- Origin
- Hindi
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Rivan is a boys' name of Hindi origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
Where does Rivan come from?
Hindi: spelling of Rivaan; modern Indian name
Meaning borrowed from Rivaan.
Is Rivan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rivan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 24 boys in the US.
How popular is Rivan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 262% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Rivan, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rivan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were given Rivan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #795, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Rivaan 28
- Rivan 11
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Rivan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Rivan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Rivan, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010. 5 girls were also named Rivan in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Rivan than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Rivan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 83 boys in the US were given Rivan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,646, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
- Rivaan 59
- Rivan 24
Rivan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
Names like Rivan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Vihaan Avyaan Arjan Shivansh Reyansh Krishiv Ivaan Gurman Gurbaaz Vivaan Rudransh
Other spellings of Rivan
Names related to Rivan
More Hindi names
Prisha Saanvi Meera Riya Jiya Diya Sai Shanaya Neev Aarush Samaira Rishaan Sanaya Tulsi Muskan Neha
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, “Rivan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rivan, updated 20 October 2026.