The first name Vardan
A boy’s name from Sanskrit.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit वरदान (varadāna).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Vardan, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Vardan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Vardan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 boys born in the United States were named Vardan, the 8,861st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 11 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Vardan
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Vardan MamikonianArmenian military leader and saint, 388–451
- Vardan AreveltsiArmenian scholar, 1198–1271
- Vardan MinasyanArmenian footballer (born 1974)
- Vardan GhazaryanAssociation football player and manager, born 1969
- Vardan AigektsiAuthor, priest and monk, died 1250
- Vardan PahlevanyanArmenian long jumper, born 1988
- Vardan PetrosyanActor, scriptwriter, parodist, born 1959
- Vardan KhachatryanFootballer, born 1968
- Vardan StepanyanArmenian soldier, 1966–1992
- Vardan DadianiGeorgian noble, died 1213
More Sanskrit boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Vardan mean?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit वरदान (varadāna).
- What is the origin of the name Vardan?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit वरदान (varadāna).
- How popular is the name Vardan?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Vardan, ranking 5,137th.
- When was Vardan most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Vardan, its highest rank at 7,580th.