Given name & surname
Nay
“his grace”
Nay is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “his grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “his grace.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 78 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −64%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,698 as a first name in 2020; 3,658 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nay’s family of names
Nay has a related form in Nai. Nay has a related form in Nae. Nay has a related form in Nayef.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Nay, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“blessing, grace”
97% boys · 3% girls
Omid
“hope”
>99% boys
Nouredinne
“light of the faith”
>99% boys
Saladin
“one who is righteous in his faith”
>99% boys
Hannibal
“having the grace of Baal”
>99% boys
Sêvdîn
“sword of the faith”
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Fazal
“grace, blessing”
>99% boys
Rahimat
“full of grace”
>99% boys