Aylan
Aylan was the 2058th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1655th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 74 places. More babies were named Aylan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,058 boys, up 492 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201696 babies
- Total since 1880
- 696babies recorded
Aylan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #2,058 | 72 |
| 2020 | #2,550 | 50 |
| 2010 | #12,433 | 5 |
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How popular is Aylan, counting every spelling?
Aylan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,361 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,058 for Aylan on its own. Together these spellings went to 125 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylan | 72 | #2,058 | 268 |
| Eilan | 40 | #3,051 | 165 |
| Ailan | 7 | #9,751 | 41 |
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 Aylan?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aylan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aylan 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 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aylan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aylan?
About 700 people born in the US named Aylan are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Aylan 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.
Aylan by state
How common Aylan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (3.4×), New York (1.8×). In 45 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 Aylan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aylan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aylan
How popular is the name Aylan?
Aylan was the 2058th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1655th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 74 places. More babies were named Aylan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aylan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aylan in the US.
Where is Aylan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aylan was most common in Pennsylvania (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.