Naylan
The Story of Naylan
As a girl name
Naylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2023, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 5 births, good for #15,178 nationwide. Naylan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Naylan on the record books as a boy name in 2004, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 5 Naylans were born — ranking #11,354 that year. About 50% of every Naylan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Naylan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Naylan
Naylan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Naylan's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #11,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Naylan'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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