Fun Facts About the Name Yuvan
- More than 1 thousand babies named Yuvan: U.S. records list 1,038 babies given the name Yuvan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yuvan Mean?
Yuvan is a masculine given name meaning "young man" or "youth." It comes from the Sanskrit word yuvan (युवन्), an adjective and noun for a young person or young man. The Sanskrit term is related to other Indo-European words for youth, such as Latin juvenis and English young, but the name itself is formed from the Sanskrit word. In Tamil, the name is written யுவன் and is used as a given name; this form is a borrowing from Sanskrit rather than a separate Dravidian origin. It is not related to the Slavic name Ivan, which comes from John.
Yuvan Name History & Origins
The Sanskrit word yuvan is ancient and appears in Vedic and classical texts as a general term for a young person, especially a young man. Its use as a personal name is a later development in Indian naming practice. In modern India, Yuvan is used as a masculine given name, particularly in Tamil-speaking regions of South India, where it is written யுவன். The Tamil form follows the Sanskrit loanword rather than a separate Dravidian root. The name is also found in Indian diaspora communities.
Yuvan is not a traditional epithet of a major Hindu deity, and it does not have a single famous literary source. The Indian film composer Yuvan Shankar Raja bears the name, but his fame is not the origin of the name.
How Popular is the Name Yuvan?
Yuvan 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 #1,475 in 2018.
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 | #2,796 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2024 | #2,496 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2023 | #2,027 | 75 | 0.0044% |
| 2022 | #3,051 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #2,620 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2020 | #1,893 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 2019 | #1,753 | 90 | 0.0050% |
| 2018 | #1,475 | 118 | 0.0065% |
| 2017 | #1,517 | 110 | 0.0059% |
| 2016 | #1,693 | 93 | 0.0049% |
| 2015 | #2,272 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2014 | #3,151 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #3,058 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #3,229 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #3,305 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #4,845 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #6,083 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #6,753 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #7,076 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #7,984 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #13,335 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,187 | 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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How the Name Yuvan Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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