boy's name

Dayan

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,456

France

#615

2025 births

Dayan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 2016, when 90 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 8,421 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1990.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dayan over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Dayan by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 65
2000s 345
2010s 725
2020s (to 2025) 420

How popular is Dayan?

In 2025, Dayan was given to 70 babies in France, ranking #615 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Dayan is used

France #615 70 in 2025
Canada #2,203 9 in 2024
England & Wales #3,056 7 in 2025
United States #3,875 33 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dayan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dayan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dayan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dayan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dayan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dayan

How popular is the name Dayan?

In 2025, Dayan was given to 70 babies in France, ranking #615 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Dayan a girl's or a boy's name?

Dayan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dayan?

Dayan has 2 syllables.

When was Dayan most popular?

Dayan peaked in 2016, when 90 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Dayan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dayan currently ranks #615 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.