Naiyana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ny-YAH-na
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Naiyana is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “eye”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Naiyana mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit nayana, used in Thailand and India
“eye”
Is Naiyana a girl's or a boy's name?
Naiyana is a girls' name.
How popular is Naiyana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Naiyana in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naiyana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Names like Naiyana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zahara, Zamira, Amoura, Naziyah, Sahasra, Amira, Zaniyah, Zhamira, Zayla, Aaliyah, Siya
Names related to Naiyana
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Leena
Sources
Figures from 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, “Naiyana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naiyana, updated 20 October 2026.