US rank #5752 Boys' name Peak 2012 550 births

Nayan — #5752 US boys' name

550 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.

1990s282000s1542010s2562020s112
#5752
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nayan was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

32 babies were named Nayan in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayan

The Social Security Administration has registered 550 babies named Nayan between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nayan currently holds the #5752 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nayan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nayan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 550 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nayan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

550

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2012

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,752

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nayan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
32
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200419991990 5

Nayan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2008 (Nayan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2008 5

Nayan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
256 births that decade — 47% of Nayan's all-time total
1990s282000s1542010s2562020s112

Nayan by state

Where Nayan concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nayan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36 6.5%
#2 Texas
23 4.2%
#3 New York
13 2.4%
#4 Illinois
5 0.9%
California share of Nayan's total US births 6.5%
Even split

36 of 550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayan?
550 babies have been named Nayan since 1990. It currently ranks #5752 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 32 births.
When was Nayan most popular?
Nayan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Nayan most popular?
The top states for the name Nayan are California (36 births), Texas (23 births), New York (13 births).
How long has the name Nayan been used?
Nayan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nayan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naythan, Nayel, Nayib, Nayden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.