Viyaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- vee-YAHN
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Viyaan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
Where does Viyaan come from?
Sanskrit: modern Indian name; derivation uncertain
Is Viyaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Viyaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Viyaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,537th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Viyaan, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th.
2025 had the most boys named Viyaan of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Viyaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Viyaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
How popular is Viyaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,538th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Viyaan, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Viyaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Viyaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
Names like Viyaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan, Avyaan, Aarav, Shivansh, Viraj, Veer, Aviraj, Vivaan, Yuvraj, Krishiv, Vedansh, Nirvaan
Names related to Viyaan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
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, “Viyaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/viyaan, updated 20 October 2026.