Ayaan
Ayaan was the 465th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 664 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 460th; the most babies were born in 2025 (664). Over the last ten years it has moved up 172 places. More babies were named Ayaan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it ah-YAHN /ɑˈjɑn/
- Rank in 2025
- #465 boys, down 5 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 664boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025664 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,154babies recorded
What does the name Ayaan mean?
Ayaan is a boy's name used in South Asian and Muslim families, and in the US since about 2000. Wiktionary lists it without an etymology. Meanings such as "gift of God" or "path" are often given, from Arabic or Sanskrit sources, but none is confirmed by the dictionaries consulted, so its origin is treated as undocumented here.
How sure is this? Not documented. Several claimed origins; none documented.
Other explanations you may read: means 'gift of God'.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ayaan', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Ayaan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 251 since 1995, 22 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #465 | 664 |
| 2020 | #460 | 645 |
| 2010 | #759 | 296 |
| 2000 | #4,218 | 18 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Ayaan, counting every spelling?
Ayaan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #297 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #465 for Ayaan on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,178 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayaan | 664 | #465 | 2,938 |
| Ayan | 338 | #762 | 1,420 |
| Aayan | 108 | #1,571 | 728 |
| Eian | 28 | #3,875 | 188 |
| Aeon | 9 | #8,264 | 57 |
| Eion | 6 | #11,039 | 49 |
| Ayyan | 8 | #9,005 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ayaan?
664 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ayaan (0.18 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ayaan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 13 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ayaan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ayaan?
About 8,800 people born in the US named Ayaan are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Ayaan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ayaan by state
How common Ayaan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.1×), New York (2.3×), Virginia (2.2×), Maryland (1.9×), Illinois (1.8×). In 21 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ayaan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ayaan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ayaan · Sibling names for Ayaan
Questions about the name Ayaan
How popular is the name Ayaan?
Ayaan was the 465th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 664 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 460th; the most babies were born in 2025 (664). Over the last ten years it has moved up 172 places. More babies were named Ayaan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ayaan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ayaan in the US.
Where is Ayaan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ayaan was most common in New Jersey (1.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Virginia.