Boys' name · since 1990
Nayan
578 babies named Nayan in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 578
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nayan currently ranks #3902 among boys' names in America, with 578 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayan has been recorded 578 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #3902 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #7,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,902 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 578 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayan ranks #7,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,902 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 578 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 578
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nayan's 578 recorded births place it above 84.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nayan compares
578 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nayan's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 578 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nayan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nayan's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nayan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nayan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2008 (Nayan as girls' name)
Nayan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Nayan's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nayan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (44% of all-time use).
How Nayan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nayan's total volume
Nayan by state
Where Nayan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 13 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
43 of 578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nayan's data
- Nayan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nayans (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nayan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nayan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.