Daian

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Daian by the numbers

Daian was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Daian

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Daian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Damiantamer, subduer3,322 in the US (2017)
  • Darianwealthy; a form of Darius284 in the US (2017)
  • Davianbeloved; a form of David221 in the US (2017)
  • Dayanjudge7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dagangrain or corn9 in the US (2017)
  • Diandivine; from Diana8 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Daian

Names that are said the same way as Daian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Dawaynedark; a form of Dwayne7 in the US (2017)
  • Dayon17 in the US (2017)
  • Daghan3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dawan3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Daian

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