How Many People Are Named Narayan?
people named Narayan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,270,575 people in the US has this name
Based on 273 babies named Narayan in Social Security records from 1973 to 2022, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Modern northern Indian form of NARAYANA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Narayan in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Narayan alive today is about 17 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Narayan first appears in the records in 1973 and was given most often in 2014, to 21 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2022.
Babies given the name each year, 1973 to 2022
🏆 Rank History
Narayan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,647, in 2014.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,647 (2014) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,356 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Narayan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Narayan were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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