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The baby name Sawaan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'phonetic': 'suh-VAHN', 'IPA': '/səˈwɑːn/'}.

Sawaan is Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: {'phonetic': 'suh-VAHN', 'IPA': '/səˈwɑːn/'}

What is the meaning of the name Sawaan ?

The baby name Sawaan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'phonetic': 'suh-VAHN', 'IPA': '/səˈwɑːn/'}.

Sawaan is Sanskrit in Origin.

Sawaan is a South Asian given name rooted in the vernacular form of Sanskrit Shravana, the fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar that coincides with the life‑giving monsoon. In Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu it appears as Sawan/Saavan; the double a in Sawaan marks the long vowel. The name evokes rain, renewal, romance, and fertility, and carries devotional overtones, since the month is sacred to Lord Shiva and associated with festivals such as Teej and Kanwar Yatra.

As a personal name, it likely arose from seasonal and poetic usage, long celebrated in North Indian and Punjabi folk songs (e.g., sawan ki barkha, sawan da mahina) and Urdu verse as a symbol of longing and reunion. It is unisex but regionally more common for boys. Variants include Sawan, Saawan, Saavan, Savan, Saon/Saun (Punjabi), Shrawan, Shravan/Sravana, and the related feminine forms Shravani/Sravani.

Sawaan is vanishingly rare. We count just 6 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 6 countries.

Sawaan has the following similar or variant Names

Sawaan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750

Sawaan is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:

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GR
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IR
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People also ask about Sawaan

Sawaan is predominantly a boy's name.
Sawaan is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'phonetic': 'suh-VAHN', 'IPA': '/səˈwɑːn/'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sawan, Savan, Sāvān and Sawaan (alternate spelling/transliteration).
Across languages, Sawaan has these equivalents: Shravan / Shrawan (month name, Sanskrit), Varsha / Barsha (female names meaning 'rain'), Megh / Megha / Meghna (related to clouds/rain).
Sawaan is a name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in India. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within India and its diaspora communities.
Yes, quite. Sawaan sits so far outside the national birth charts that it's about as rare as names come, so it ranks among the very rarest names.