Zaviyar is a name of Pashto and Urdu origin that is popular in Pakistan, usually explained as "brave" or "lionhearted"; its exact derivation is not well documented. It has arrived in the United States with Pakistani American families over the past decade. Zaviyar rose from number 6049 in 2016 to number 1676 in 2025, its best rank so far, with 99 boys.