boy's name
Niyan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 84
Niyan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 9 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2014.
Niyan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 21 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 34 |
How popular is Niyan?
In 2025, Niyan was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Niyan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Niyan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Niyan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Niyan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Niyan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Niyan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Niyan
How popular is the name Niyan?
In 2025, Niyan was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Niyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Niyan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Niyan most popular?
Niyan peaked in 2025, when 9 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Niyan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Niyan currently ranks #6,159 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.