Nayan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NY-an
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Nayan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “eye”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Nayan mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit nayana
“eye”
From the Sanskrit word nayana, 'eye', a common image of beauty in Indian poetry.
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Is Nayan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nayan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Nayan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 23 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Nayan than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Nayan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Nayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Nayan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,847th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Nayan, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
2025 had more boys named Nayan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Nayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Nayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan, Zayan, Aarav, Rayan, Yahya, Musa, Vihaan, Rayyan, Ishaan, Ayan, Muhammad, Arjan
Names related to Nayan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Avyaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh, Veer, Veda
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, “Nayan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nayan, updated 20 October 2026.