Naman
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Naman is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Naman mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Naman a girl's or a boy's name?
Naman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Naman, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Naman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Naman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Naman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Naman, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Naman in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
Names like Naman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Ayaan, Rayyan, Zayan, Yahya, Hamza, Ibrahim, Zayaan, Ahmed, Abdullah, Yazan
Names related to Naman
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Naman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naman, updated 20 October 2026.