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Narayan

Boy

Meaning of Narayan: Indian: 'refuge of all beings'

Narayan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

273

First recorded 1973 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 10 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 21 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 14 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 9 babies2019: 6 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 7 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Narayan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 21.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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