Narayanan
Origin
Malayalam
Syllables
4
Peak era
1970s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“Malayalam form of Narayana, an epithet of Vishnu traditionally read as he who rests on the cosmic waters; carried by K. R. Narayanan, the first president of India from Kerala”
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 1970s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Narayanan peaked in the 1970s.
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