Hayyaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hay-YAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Hayyaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lively, full of life”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hayyaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hayyan
“lively, full of life”
Jabir ibn Hayyan was a famous alchemist of the early Islamic world, known in medieval Europe as Geber.
Meaning borrowed from Hayyan.
Is Hayyaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Hayyaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Hayyaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 boys.
Hayyaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
Names like Hayyaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Hamza, Hammad, Faizan, Hassan, Habib, Hamid, Fahad, Saif, Haseeb, Abdullah, Musab
Names related to Hayyaan
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Hayyaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hayyaan, updated 20 October 2026.