Narayan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Narayan: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,630 in 2014, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
22times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1630highest recorded position
5groupings 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	#2863
1999	#1664
2002	#2005
2004	#2304
2007	#2741
2008	#1828
2009	#2126
2010	#2941
2011	#2039
2012	#2458
2013	#2216
2014	#1630
2015	#2483
2016	#2556
2017	#2734
2018	#3959
2019	#2488
2020	#1825
2021	#2730
2022	#2018
2023	#4107
2024	#3688

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 22 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 #2863 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: #1630 among boys in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Narayan 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 Narayan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	10	2 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	38	5 of 10	8
2010s	82	10 of 10	8
2020s	39	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

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

Narayan 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: #1630 in England and Wales in 2014.

Narayan'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	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4107	4	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2018	11	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2730	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1825	12	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2556	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2483	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1630	14	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2039	10	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2126	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1828	11	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2304	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2005	6	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	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 22 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,630, first reached in 2014.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2014.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

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 →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2014Under 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.

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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.

Abyan · #1630, 20y
Alfie-John · #1630, 19y
Austyn · #1630, 23y
Ehsaan · #1630, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Abyan · #1630, 20y
Austyn · #1630, 23y
Ehsaan · #1630, 26y
Brinley · #1629, 27y

Narayan 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 Narayan without appearing here.

Narayan moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #2216 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #1630 and #4632.
Brent Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3959 and #3412 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1825 and #4608.
Kim Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2741 and #2435 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1828 and #3687.
Tor Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3959 and #2693 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #2488 and #3937.

Moved ahead of Narayan

Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4107 and #1461.
Arlo Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1664 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #2005 and #848.
Cooper Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1664 and #1850 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #2005 and #907.
Daithi Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #4001 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4107 and #3112.

Moved the opposite way to Narayan

Arlo Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Narayan went from #1664 to #3688 while Arlo went from #2943 to #15.
Cooper Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Narayan went from #1664 to #3688 while Cooper went from #1850 to #139.
Harper Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Narayan went from #1664 to #3688 while Harper went from #2425 to #1402.
Kasper Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Narayan went from #1664 to #3688 while Kasper went from #2425 to #529.

Moved the same way as Narayan

Garry Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Narayan went from #2863 to #4107 and Garry from #573 to #4991.
Nicola Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Narayan went from #2863 to #4107 and Nicola from #2863 to #4107.
Arne Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Narayan went from #1664 to #3688 and Arne from #2425 to #3688.
Madison Compare
Between 1999 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Narayan went from #1664 to #3688 and Madison from #1505 to #3688.

What's not yet available

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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: #1630 in England and Wales in 2014. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Narayan

Narayan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Narayan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Narayan appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Narayan at a glance

Narayan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Narayan and the names beside it

Narayan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Narayan

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