Dayan
Dayan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dayan Díaz, Colombian baseball player Dayan Gonzalez, Cuban boxer Dayan Hochman-Vigil, American attorney and politician Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician Dayan Khan (1472–1517), khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty Dayan Khan (Khoshut), ruler of the Khoshut Khanate Dayan Kodua, German-Ghanaian…
Meaning & Origin of Dayan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dayan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dayan Díaz, Colombian baseball player Dayan Gonzalez, Cuban boxer Dayan Hochman-Vigil, American attorney and politician Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician Dayan Khan (1472–1517), khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty Dayan Khan (Khoshut), ruler of the Khoshut Khanate Dayan Kodua, German-Ghanaian…
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The Story of Dayan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dayan as a girl name dates back to 1969, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Dayan — #6,125 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Dayan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dayan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 199 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dayan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 41 births, good for #2,989 nationwide. About 35% of every Dayan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dayan ranks #3,064 for boys with 40 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). All told, over 592 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dayan
Dayan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 592 births in the dataset. Dayan's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,989. Use the chart and map above to compare Dayan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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