Varian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VAIR-ee-an
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Varian is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Varian mean?
Latin: possibly from the Roman name Varianus, from Varius
Borne by Varian Fry, the American journalist who helped thousands of refugees escape Nazi-occupied France in 1940-41.
Is Varian a girl's or a boy's name?
Varian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Varian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Varian, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
2025 had fewer boys named Varian than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Varian in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Varian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 40 | #1,450 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
Names like Varian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Julian Lucian Cassian Adrian Vincenzo Cristian Santino Marcelo Vihaan Thiago Maximilian Arian
Names related to Varian
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Clara
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, “Varian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/varian, updated 20 October 2026.