Daiyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DYE-yahn
Daiyan is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Daiyan come from?
Perhaps Arabic, from Dayyan
Is Daiyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Daiyan is a boys' name.
How popular is Daiyan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Daiyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daiyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
Names like Daiyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan, Rayyan, Musa, Ahmed, Zayan, Rayan, Muhammad, Yahya, Zayaan, Ibrahim, Kayden, Logan
Names related to Daiyan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daiyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daiyan, updated 20 October 2026.