How do you feel about Hindu baby name Vivaan for Boy?

“Almost anyone in US who hears name Vivaan tells me that it sounds like Vivian, which is a girl's name. The boy could be teased. ” expectant mother Saumya says, “But, I love the name. Sounds very unique. I like the sound of it.” 

Hindu boy name, Vivaan (विवान ) is pronounced as Viv-aan is a two syllable name. It is very easy to pronounce even for non Indian person. In recent years, we have seen increase in trend among Hindus to name the Boys ending with -aan like Amaan, Yuvaan, Vihaan, Rishaan, Ayaan, Aryaan.

USA Social Security Birth Records shows increase in popularity of the name Vivaan in last 5 years. Numbers below indicate boy babies named Vivaan for a particular year.

Popularity of VIVAAN

• 2006 – 16 baby boys named Vivaan
• 2007 – 35 baby boys named Vivaan
• 2008 – 35 baby boys named Vivaan
• 2009 – 47 baby boys named Vivaan
• 2010 – 82 baby boys named Vivaan

According to resources on web, it means the first ray of the Sun or name of Lord Krishna. However we could not find any reference of Vivaan in any major etymology references. So it is unclear if Vivaan is originated from Sanskrit or Hindi. Closet we could find is Sanskrit word Vihan विहान, which means “dawn or morning”. Also Vivaan is not in 108 names of Lord Krishna. We haven't been able to find whether it is an actual word or a created one.

Recently you get to hear name Vivaan in Bollywood frequently. In Rajshree productions movie ‘Isi Life Men’, they have chosen ‘Vivaan’ as name of lead character (usually they are obsessed with name Prem). Also Vivaan Shah is youngest son of Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah. Vivaan Shah acted as husband of Priyanka Chopra in movie ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’.

Vivan Sundaram (born 1943) is an Indian contemporary artist. Vivan Bathena is the model turned actor who plays one of the lead role in the Sony show Pyaar Ka Bandhan. Vivan might be alternative form of Vivaan.

Vivian is a popular English name which is very similar in spelling and pronunciation to Vivaan. Vivian means 'lively' or 'one who is full of life; vibrant'. According to wikipedia, it is a common first name derived from the Latin vivus. Name Vivian one time was used mainly for males but is now also commonly used for females.

If references found on web have to be believed then Hindu boy name Vivaan has very good meaning. It is a unique name and with only two syllables it is easy to pronounce. However you need to remember that etymology references of Vivaan are not found. Also in US boy may have to deal with some teasing or bullying. We advise you to follow your gut feeling. What do you think about name Vivaan? Please share your comments.