Nayan is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2012 and remains in steady use.
Nayan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,919 for boy births in the United States (and #8,392 across all names), given to 28 babies. Nayan first appears in 1990 and peaked in 2012 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,919 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,824 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,695 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,535 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,060 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,470 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,593 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,184 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,861 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,746 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,957 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,353 |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,029 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,431 |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,072 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,793 |
| 2009 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,003 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | #19,622 | #4,226 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,213 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,327 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,491 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,369 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,565 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,148 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,231 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,449 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | — | #8,555 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | — | #5,661 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #9,080 |