Jeevan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1307 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jeevan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1307
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About the Name Jeevan
Jeevan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 4361 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #471 in 1999 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jeevan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jeevan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jeevan
P. Geetha Jeevan — Periasamy Geetha Jeevan is an Indian politician serving as the current Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment of Tamil Nadu.
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan — Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is an Indian professional tennis player.
Jeevan Thondaman — Jeevan Kumaravel Thondaman is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jeevan
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Jeevan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jeevan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jeevan is declining: down 256 places since 2020, to #1,307 in 2025. It peaked at #453 in 2000.
Jeevan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jeevan include: P. Geetha Jeevan, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Jeevan Thondaman. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jeevan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jeevans in the wild.
21
UK babies named Jeevan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 256 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jeevan
Almost certainly the only Jeevan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jeevan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jeevan Ram Shrestha is a Nepali politician, who served as the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in the ruling coalition government led by Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba.