How Many People Are Named Narayan?
An estimated 269 people in the United States have the first name Narayan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Narayan peaked in popularity in 2014 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Narayan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Narayan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
269
About 1 in 1,274,180 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2014
21 births
Total Registered
273
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Narayan
Narayan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 273 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Narayan as a male name
Ranked #10,523 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 2014 (21 births)
Narayan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Narayan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 132 babies were registered. Narayan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Narayan by Decade
How has Narayan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Narayan by State
Narayan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Narayan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Narayan
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Narayan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Narayan?
We estimate approximately 269 people named Narayan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,274,180 Americans share this first name.
Is Narayan a common name?
Narayan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 273 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Narayan most popular?
Narayan reached peak popularity in 2014, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Narayan is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Narayan a male name?
Narayan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Narayan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Narayan Smith, Narayan Johnson, Narayan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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