Dhiyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEE-yahn
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Dhiyan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “meditation”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dhiyan mean?
Sanskrit: variant of Dhyan, from dhyana 'meditation'
“meditation”
Dhyana is the Sanskrit term for meditation in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain practice.
Is Dhiyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dhiyan is a boys' name.
How popular is Dhiyan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dhiyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dhiyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
Names like Dhiyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Shivansh, Avyaan, Devansh, Aviraj, Yuvraj, Veer, Dhruv, Krishiv, Viraj, Nirvaan
Names related to Dhiyan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
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, “Dhiyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dhiyan, updated 20 October 2026.