Gyaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GYAHN
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Gyaan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “knowledge, wisdom”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Gyaan mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Gyan; Hindi and Punjabi form of jnana
“knowledge, wisdom”
From Sanskrit jnana 'knowledge', a key idea in Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist thought.
Meaning borrowed from Gyan.
Is Gyaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Gyaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gyaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Gyaan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 4 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Gyaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
Names like Gyaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan, Dhruv, Shiv, Vansh, Veer, Ansh, Vihaan, Daksh, Krish, Nirvaan, Aarav, Shivansh
Names related to Gyaan
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, “Gyaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gyaan, updated 20 October 2026.