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Nayana

girl name
Origin
Sinhala
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

eyes (Sanskrit); a soft mid-century classic prized for its meaning of beautiful eyes

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nayana has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

3,376 people · the #3,581 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 58,824 · median age 30

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Nayana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 50 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Nayana

Most people given the name Nayana in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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