Narayan
Boy · NAH-ra-yan · Sanskrit
Narayan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “one who rests on the waters”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies).
What does Narayan mean?
Sanskrit: from Narayana
“one who rests on the waters”
Narayana is a principal name of the Hindu god Vishnu, who is pictured resting on the cosmic waters.
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- NAH-ra-yan
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Is Narayan a girl's or a boy's name?
Narayan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Narayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Narayan, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Narayan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Narayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 2 | #3,848 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Narayan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Narayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Narayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Narayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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