Nayan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Nayan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Nayan: Recorded since 1996, it reached #938 in 2004, and it stood at #2,263 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#938highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1458
1997	#1345
1999	#1199
2000	#1425
2001	#1286
2002	#1651
2003	#1132
2004	#938
2005	#1047
2006	#1892
2007	#1578
2008	#1706
2009	#1265
2010	#1144
2011	#1251
2012	#1313
2013	#1183
2014	#1630
2015	#1327
2016	#1903
2017	#1627
2018	#2259
2019	#1439
2020	#1723
2021	#2125
2022	#1879
2023	#1701
2024	#2263

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #938 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Nayan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Nayan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	28	3 of 10	9
2000s	138	10 of 10	14
2010sbusiest	169	10 of 10	17
2020s	59	5 of 10	12

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 17 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Nayan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #938 in England and Wales in 2004.

Nayan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2263	10	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1701	14	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1879	12	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2125	10	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1723	13	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1439	17	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1627	15	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1903	12	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1327	19	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1630	14	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1183	21	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1313	19	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1251	20	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1144	23	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1265	19	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1706	12	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1578	13	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1892	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1047	20	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#938	22	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1132	15	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1651	8	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1286	11	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1425	9	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1199	11	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1345	9	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1458	8	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #938, first reached in 2004.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 23 births, registered in England and Wales in 2010.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
26 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,263position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
23births registered in its largest year, 2010Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Nayab · #1996, 22y
Nayah · #2504, 19y
Nayana · #1530, 21y
Nayara · #2286, 17y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Benito · #938, 23y
Kloe · #938, 26y
Tobi · #938, 29y
Suhayb · #939, 27y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Benito · #938, 23y
Israr · #938, 20y
Kloe · #938, 26y
Tobi · #938, 29y

Nayan was ranked #938 in England and Wales · Boys in 2004. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Nayan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Nayan without appearing here.

Nayan moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1701 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2263 and #5119.
Geoffrey Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1879 and #1879 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1701 and #4107.
Kim Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1892 and #1892 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #1578 and #2435.
Ashleigh Compare
In 2002 they stood at #1651 and #1651 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #1132 and #1962.

Moved ahead of Nayan

Aksel Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1627 and #1812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2259 and #1382.
Rune Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1701 and #1799 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2263 and #1460.
Braxton Compare
In 2011 they stood at #1251 and #1398 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #1313 and #569.
Kasper Compare
In 2005 they stood at #1047 and #1617 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #1892 and #1168.

Moved the opposite way to Nayan

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nayan went from #1458 to #2263 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nayan went from #1458 to #2263 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nayan went from #1458 to #2263 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nayan went from #1458 to #2263 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Nayan

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nayan went from #1458 to #2263 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nayan went from #1458 to #2263 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nayan went from #1458 to #2263 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nayan went from #1458 to #2263 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #938 in England and Wales in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Nayan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Nayan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Nayan and the names beside it

Nayan moved ahead of

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