Gyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GYAHN
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Gyan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “knowledge, wisdom”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Gyan mean?
Sanskrit: Hindi and Punjabi form of jnana
“knowledge, wisdom”
From Sanskrit jnana 'knowledge', a key idea in Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist thought.
Is Gyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Gyan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Gyan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2014, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Gyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
How popular is Gyan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 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, 10 boys in the US were named Gyan, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Gyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
Names like Gyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Veer, Avyaan, Shivansh, Dhruv, Dhyan, Arjan, Yuvraj, Shiv, Krish, Aviraj
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gyan, updated 20 October 2026.