Fun Facts About the Name Vardan
- 81 babies named Vardan: U.S. records list 81 babies given the name Vardan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Vardan Mean?
Vardan is an Armenian masculine given name meaning "rose." It is built from the Armenian noun վարդ (vard), "rose," with the ending -ան (-an), a common suffix in Armenian personal names. The word vard is generally regarded as a borrowing from Iranian; the same rose element appears in the names of Parthian kings recorded in Greek as Vardanes. So while the literal sense "rose" is secure, the exact route by which the name took shape in Armenian is debated.
Vardan Name History & Origins
The best-known bearer is Saint Vardan Mamikonian, the Armenian commander who died with much of his army at the Battle of Avarayr in 451, resisting the Sassanian attempt to force Zoroastrianism on Armenia. The Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates him and his companions, and the name is long established among Armenians.
Names of this shape were in use in the region before the Christian era. Greek sources record Vardanes as the name of Parthian kings in the first century AD, reflecting an Iranian name element meaning "rose." Whether Armenian Vardan continues that Iranian name directly or was formed independently in Armenian from vard plus -an is not settled.
The name appears across Armenian history, including the thirteenth-century scholar and historian Vardan Areveltsi and the fabulist Vardan Aygektsi. In Western Armenian usage the name is commonly rendered Vartan, reflecting the devoicing of final consonants in that dialect, while Vardan is the standard Eastern Armenian form. Related Armenian names sharing the rose element include Vard, Varduhi, and Vardges.
How Popular is the Name Vardan?
Vardan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #7,538 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,861 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,798 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,136 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,241 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,538 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #7,575 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #13,917 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,942 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #10,714 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,483 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #13,250 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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