MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nayab mean?
Nayab can represent nāʾib, a deputy, written नायब in Hindi. Persian nāyāb, rare or exceptional, gives a second established personal-name sense and is usually written नायाब.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नायब
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nayab in Indian usage
7,188 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (90%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 720 records (10%).
- Recorded as male: 6,468 records (90%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 631 |
| 1960s | 1,287 |
| 1970s | 1,626 |
| 1980s | 1,953 |
| 1990s | 1,377 |
| Other decades | 314 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,855 |
| Haryana | 1,841 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,322 |
| Rajasthan | 554 |
| Maharashtra | 252 |
| Delhi | 113 |
| Other states | 251 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nayab / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nayab; Table_6, C5610 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nayab; Table_6, C5610