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Origin & history of Narayan1
Bengali / Hindi / Indian / Marathi / Nepali / Odia roots
Narayan comes from the Bengali / Hindi / Indian / Marathi / Nepali / Odia tradition, meaning Vishnu, god of preservation..
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How popular is Narayan?
2014
peak year
Narayan has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #8747), with about 10 babies named Narayan each year. In 2014, 21 babies received the name (ranked #4650). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 273.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
21
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,650)
(ranked #4,650)
10
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
100
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
273
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Narayan2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
N5
A1
R9
A1
Y7
A1
N5
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Narayan🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
💞
Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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