Boy’s name · Sanskrit

Viaan

How to say it: vee-AHN · /viˈɑːn/

From Sanskrit meaning full of life or sun's first ray - fast-rising popular boys' name in India.

Viaan was the 737th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 58 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 43% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #970 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#737for boys in 2025
1 in 10,392US babies
58born in 2025
#970projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Viaan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#737
Babies born in 202558
Share of births1 in 10,392
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−43%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#970
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Viaan is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 62 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Vi
  • Aan

Honouring a Viaan in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Viaan is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

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