MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nayan mean?
Nayana is the Sanskrit noun for the eye, described as the organ that leads. Nayan remains a poetic word for eyes in Hindi and Bengali, giving the name a connection with sight.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नयन
Conventional spelling
Bengali
নয়ন
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nayan in Indian usage
16,296 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 5,626 records (34.5%).
- Recorded as male: 10,670 records (65.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 419 |
| 1950s | 931 |
| 1960s | 1,896 |
| 1970s | 2,458 |
| 1980s | 4,335 |
| 1990s | 6,039 |
| Other decades | 218 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 3,756 |
| Assam | 3,709 |
| Jharkhand | 2,322 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,873 |
| Tripura | 1,366 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,124 |
| Rajasthan | 669 |
| Goa | 416 |
| Uttarakhand | 258 |
| Delhi | 186 |
| Haryana | 115 |
| Other states | 502 |
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 | Nayan / M | 8 | 2,664 |
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 Nayan; Table_6, C2851 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nayan; Table_6, C2851
- Monier-Williams, nayana, p. 528,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.