Nayanna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nay-AN-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Nayanna is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nayanna come from?
Modern: blend of Nay- and Anna; compare Sanskrit Nayana 'eye'
Is Nayanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Nayanna is a girls' name.
How popular is Nayanna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Nayanna in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nayanna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
Names like Nayanna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Jaliyah, Amira, Aaliyah, Zahara, Zayla, Samira, Safa, Zamira, Jahzara, Zaniya
Names related to Nayanna
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Nayanna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nayanna, updated 20 October 2026.