Vivaan is a modern Indian name from Sanskrit that is usually explained as "full of life" or "the first rays of the sun" and is used as an epithet of Krishna. It became one of the most popular boys' names in India in the 2010s and traveled with Indian American families. Vivaan entered the US top 1000 in 2014, peaked at number 878 in 2019 and has since eased to number 1584 in 2025.