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Nayan

Boy

Meaning of Nayan: Sanskrit: 'eye'

Nayan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 3792nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3792

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

583

First recorded 1990 · peak 2020

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 25 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 28 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 22 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Nayan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 32.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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