Boys' name · since 1968
Varian
Varian has 410 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,889 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 410
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
410 babies have been named Varian since 1968, making it today's #9890 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Varian has been recorded 410 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #9890 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #8,889 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,890 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 410 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Varian ranks #8,889 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,890 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 410 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,889 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 410
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Varian's 410 recorded births place it above 80.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Varian compares
410 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Varian's all-time total is 11% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Varian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 410 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Varian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Varian's full recorded timeline at 1993, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Varian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Varian popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1925 (Varian as girls' name)
Varian by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (119 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Varian's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Varian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
119 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 119 births (29% of all-time use).
Varian by state
Where Varian concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.5% |
12 of 410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Varian's data
- Varian's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Varians (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Varian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Varian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.