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Nayana

Girl

Meaning of Nayana: Sanskrit: 'beautiful eyes'

Nayana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7329th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7329

14 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

631

First recorded 1996 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 26 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 31 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 29 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 21 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 17 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 15 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 8 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 14 babies
US babies named Nayana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 44.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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