Prayan
Meaning
"journey, departure"
Origin: Sanskrit
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #5,426
- Total SSA Count
- 18
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Pran
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"journey, departure"
Origin: Sanskrit
"community, society"
Origin: Sanskrit
Prayan is more popular, ranked #5426 vs #5436 for Samaj.
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Prayan is more popular, ranked #5426 compared to Samaj at #5436 in the United States.
Prayan means "journey, departure" (Sanskrit origin). Samaj means "community, society" (Sanskrit origin).
Prayan is primarily a boy name. Samaj is primarily a boy name.