Prayan
Boy · pruh-YAHN · Sanskrit
Prayan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
Where does Prayan come from?
Sanskrit: modern Hindu name
- Say it
- pruh-YAHN
Is Prayan a girl's or a boy's name?
Prayan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Prayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Prayan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Prayan of any year since it first appeared, in 2012.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Prayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
How popular is Prayan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Prayan, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
2025 had more boys named Prayan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Prayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
Names like Prayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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