Zavian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAY-vee-an
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #655 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,196 for boys
Zavian is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 655th for boys in the UK (62 babies) and 1,196th for boys in the US (169 babies).
Where does Zavian come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps influenced by Xavier
Is Zavian a girl's or a boy's name?
Zavian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 62 boys in the UK and 169 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zavian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 655th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 62 about 1 in 4,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 121% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 62 boys in the UK were named Zavian, making it the 655th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Zavian of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Zavian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 71 boys in the UK were given Zavian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #548, up from #655 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 611th in England and Wales.
Zavian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #655 |
| 2024 | 39 | #881 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,160 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,227 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Zavian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,196th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 169 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 169 boys in the US were named Zavian, making it the 1,196th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,127th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 174 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
2025 had more boys named Zavian than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Zavian in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 789 boys in the US were given Zavian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #411, up from #1,196 for this spelling alone.
Zavian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 169 | #1,196 |
| 2024 | 123 | #1,472 |
| 2023 | 130 | #1,408 |
| 2022 | 104 | #1,652 |
| 2021 | 145 | #1,300 |
| 2020 | 174 | #1,127 |
| 2019 | 139 | #1,312 |
| 2018 | 153 | #1,219 |
| 2017 | 97 | #1,630 |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,845 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,231 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,238 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,527 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,160 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,164 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,374 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,639 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Names like Zavian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Cillian, Zion, Hudson, Sebastian, Jax, Jaxon, Ezra, Matteo, Zayn, Grayson, Julian
Other spellings of Zavian
Xavian, Xavion, Zayvion, Zavion, Zayvian, Xavien, Zavien, Xzavion, Xayvion, Zayvien, Zaevion
Names related to Zavian
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Zavian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zavian, updated 20 October 2026.