Nyan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nyan by the numbers

Nyan was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Nyan

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 Nyan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nayaneye, vision, sight8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Noyannobleman; commander6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nhanbenevolent or humane5 in the US (2017)
  • Nylan36 in the US (2017)
  • Niyan3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nyal3 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Nyan

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

  • Nihaannight4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nihanshy or bashful8 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Nyan

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