Jayan
Boy · JAH-yan · Sanskrit
Jayan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “victorious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Jayan mean?
Sanskrit
“victorious”
- Say it
- JAH-yan
Is Jayan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jayan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Jayan, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jayan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Jayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Jayan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 95% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Jayan, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Jayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
Names like Jayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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