Hayyan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hayyan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Hayyan
Hayyan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 646 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1281 in 2014 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1999.
Hayyan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hayyan
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Hayyan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hayyan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hayyan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 646 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hayyan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Hayyan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hayyans in the wild.
14
UK babies named Hayyan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 646 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hayyan
Likely around 1 other Hayyan in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hayyan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (Arabic: أَبو موسى جابِر بِن حَيّان, variously called al-Ṣūfī, al-Azdī, al-Kūfī, or al-Ṭūsī), died c. 806−816, is the purported author of a large number of works in Arabic, often called the Jabirian corpus.