Smayan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SMAH-yun
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Smayan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “smiling”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Smayan mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit smaya 'smile, wonder'
“smiling”
Modern Indian name built on the Sanskrit root smi, 'to smile'.
Is Smayan a girl's or a boy's name?
Smayan is a boys' name.
How popular is Smayan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Smayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Smayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
Names like Smayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan, Vihaan, Shivansh, Aarav, Ishaan, Atharv, Ivaan, Shaurya, Shriyan, Veer, Ayaan, Viraj
Names related to Smayan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani
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, “Smayan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/smayan, updated 20 October 2026.