Zayyaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAY-an
- Origin
- Arabic
Zayyaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “handsome, adorned”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zayyaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zayan; from the root of zayn, beauty
“handsome, adorned”
From the same Arabic root as Zain, meaning beauty or adornment.
Meaning borrowed from Zayan.
Is Zayyaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Zayyaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Zayyaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 5 boys.
Zayyaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
Names like Zayyaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayaan, Zayan, Zayd, Musa, Abdullah, Mustafa, Azaan, Umar, Ziyad, Raheem, Amir
Names related to Zayyaan
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zayyaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zayyaan, updated 20 October 2026.