Around the world, Нараянан (Narayanan 
, Нараянан 
) is a common boy's given name. The first name Нараянан is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Bahrain, where it is quite a rare male name, Oman, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently female name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Much less frequently, Нараянан is the last name as well as the forename.