The baby name Nayan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NAH-yuhn (IPA: /ˈnaːjən/).
The baby name Nayan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NAH-yuhn (IPA: /ˈnaːjən/).
Nayan is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Nayan is an Indic given name derived from Sanskrit 'nayana', meaning "eye" or "sight," a poetic term that passes unchanged into Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, and other regional languages. The name evokes beauty, clarity, and attentive perception, the cherished "eyes" that see and protect, making it a quietly devotional choice in many families.
Attested in classical Sanskrit verse and later bhakti poetry, Nayan has long circulated across North and East India and the Himalayan region, and it remains widely used today in India and the diaspora. It is most often masculine, though sometimes chosen as a unisex option. Related forms and cognates include Nayana (feminine), Naina (feminine, Hindi/Urdu), Nayanika (feminine), and Assamese compounds such as Nayanjyoti; thematically linked names like Nayantara/Nayanthara ("star of the eyes") also belong to the same word-family.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #61 | 10 | 2,963 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #116 | 6 | 6,215 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1,182 | 10,045 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BD | 0 | #162 | 67 | 5,992 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #230 | 1,754 | 16,750 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #299 | 8 | 2,588 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #301 | 16 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #315 | 72 | 8,413 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #333 | 55 | 2,865 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #367 | 30 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #376 | 6 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| BH | 0 | #455 | 99 | 17,937 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #486 | 453 | 17,948 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #498 | 18 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #519 | 189 | 18,093 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #520 | 112 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #520 | 6 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #538 | 16 | 20,968 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #540 | 158 | 17,960 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #640 | 130 | 18,755 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #717 | 396 | 22,615 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #734 | 18 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #877 | 16 | 7,044 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #887 | 49 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #935 | 178 | 25,439 |
| United States | Girls | 2008 | #956 | 5 | 10,120 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #962 | 33 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #974 | 8 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 664 | 28,008 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,156 | 23 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,167 | 17 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,414 | 58 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
Nayan is popular in 54 countries — most recent births per country:
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