Vian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VEE-an
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Vian is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
Where does Vian come from?
Possibly a spelling of Viaan
Is Vian a girl's or a boy's name?
Vian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Vian, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Vian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Vian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Vian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,847th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Vian, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Vian in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Names like Vian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan, Albie, Bodhi, Aarav, River, Arjan, Avyaan, Ivaan, Hudson, Ayaan, Cillian, Vivaan
Names related to Vian
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, “Vian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vian, updated 20 October 2026.