There are 26 -yan names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -yan names 1 to 20. Ryan was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and Irish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and German Bryan, the English Brayan, the Tajik, Iranian, and Kurdish Aryan, the Arabic and Iranian Rayan, and the English and Irish name, Kyan. The unusual -yan names are Andreyan (Russian), Andriyan (Russian), Ariyan (Albanian), Damyan (Russian), Demyan (Russian), Deyan (Slavic), Fabiyan (Russian), Fabyan (English), Gyan (Indian), Indrayan (Indian), Iniyan (Tamil), Kaloyan (Slavic), Kalyan (Indian), and Lukyan (Russian). -yan names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1910s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1985, 2.008% of baby boys were given -yan names. There were 2 -yan names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. -yan names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 6 -yan names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.012%. Within all -yan names, the English and Irish Ryan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #18 and a usage of 0.6754%.
| Andreyan | man from Hadria; dark ... primarily used in Russian and it is ... variant form of Adrian ... |
| Andriyan | man from Hadria; dark ... mainly used in the Russian language ... variation of Adrian ... |
| Ariyan | golden life ... language of origin is Albanian and it is also ... form of Arian ... |
Aryan  669 | noble; related to Aryans; ... a Tajik, Iranian, and Kurdish name of ... variant of Arian ... |
Brayan  333 | strength, power, force ... mainly used in English and its language ... variant form of Brian ... |
Bryan  82 | strength, power, force ... largely used in English and German, and ... variant of Brian ... |
| Damyan | tamer ... a Russian name of Old Greek origin ... variant form of Damian ... |
| Demyan | tamer ... language of origin is Old Greek and it is used ... form of Damian ... not listed in the top 1000 ... |
| Deyan | to act ... used predominantly in the Slavic ... variant form of Dejan ... not listed in the top 1000 ... |
| Fabiyan | grower of beans ... language of origin is Latin and it is ... variant form of Fabian ... |
| Fabyan | grower of beans ... of Latin origin and it is used mainly ... variant form of Fabian ... |
| Gyan | filled with knowledge ... language of origin is Sanskrit and it is ... not often used as a baby boy name ... |
| Indrayan | possessing drops of ... of Sanskrit origin and it is ... variation of Indra ... |
| Iniyan | sweet person ... of Tamil origin and it is also used ... seldom used as a baby name for boys ... |
| Kaloyan | handsome John ... language of origin is Old Greek and it is ... name was borne by the 13th-century tsar ... |
| Kalyan | lovely, beautiful, auspicious ... an Indian name of Sanskrit origin ... not regularly used as a baby name for ... |
Kyan  966 | ancient one ... used predominantly in the English and ... variant of Cian ... ranked at #588 then ... |
| Lukyan | man from Lucania ... language of origin is Old Greek and it is ... variant of Luke ... |
Rayan  871 | an Arabic and Iranian name of Arabic ... somewhat popular as a baby name for ... ranked at #871 then ... |
Ryan  18 | descendant of Rian ... used predominantly in the English and ... first name is derived from the Irish surname ... |
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