Is Nayan a boy or girl name?

Nayan is a boy’s name. Of the 583 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.

Nayan

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Nayan was most popular in 2012, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,654 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 583 people named Nayan.

Nayan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nayan’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nayan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nayan is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 583 Americans given it were girls and 99.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org