Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Ayan

Gender Unisex · 17% girls Rank 2025 #762 Trend ↑ Rising 44%
Rank 2025
#762
among boys · ↑115 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
361
named Ayan · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,053
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
361 babies
All-time total
4,942
#2,045 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Ayan popularity over time

4,942 babies have been named Ayan since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #5,540
1980s 5 5 10 1 +100% #7,382
1990s 137 47 184 18 +1740% #5,345
2000s 262 561 823 82 +347% #1,347
2010s 295 1,807 2,102 210 +155% #911
2020s (to 2025) 152 1,666 1,818 303 +44% #762

Where Ayan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 362 0.21 outside top 500
2027 383 0.22 outside top 500
2028 403 0.24 outside top 500
2029 420 0.25 outside top 500
2030 435 0.25 outside top 500

Where Ayan is most popular

Boys named Ayan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.164 per 1,000. Strongest in Virginia, New York, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Ayan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Virginia 76 0.401 +144%
New York 161 0.372 +126%
Illinois 83 0.325 +98%
Michigan 66 0.322 +96%
Massachusetts 42 0.305 +86%
New Jersey 61 0.303 +84%
Maryland 29 0.243 +48%
California 209 0.229 +39%
Connecticut 15 0.222 +35%
Georgia 53 0.209 +27%
Washington 33 0.202 +23%
North Carolina 47 0.184 +12%
Texas 162 0.184 +12%
Ohio 46 0.174 +6%
Pennsylvania 43 0.162 ≈ national
Florida 63 0.133 -19%
Tennessee 16 0.089 -46%
Nevada 5 0.088 -47%
Missouri 7 0.051 -69%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -70%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -74%
Arizona 6 0.037 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ayan

Ayan is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #762 in 2025 with 338 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 4,942 American babies have been named Ayan, about 83% boys and 17% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 361 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ayan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayan?

The median living Ayan is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 4,900 people named Ayan are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ayan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 23 #5,429 338 #762
2024 22 #5,644 275 #877
2023 25 #5,146 284 #851
2022 18 #6,496 282 #857
2021 31 #4,424 241 #937
2020 33 #4,187 246 #907
2019 29 #4,667 217 #981
2018 27 #4,904 183 #1,079
2017 34 #4,231 234 #911
2016 35 #4,172 176 #1,110
2015 20 #6,274 204 #999
2014 29 #4,790 207 #996
2013 34 #4,256 174 #1,075
2012 32 #4,509 118 #1,408
2011 20 #6,368 149 #1,183
2010 35 #4,205 145 #1,219
2009 26 #5,405 128 #1,347
2008 27 #5,307 93 #1,656
2007 25 #5,550 104 #1,516
2006 22 #5,942 78 #1,771
2005 29 #4,597 35 #2,963
2004 21 #5,776 37 #2,790
2003 27 #4,690 22 #3,842
2002 30 #4,195 32 #2,890
2001 24 #4,854 18 #4,315
2000 31 #3,994 14 #5,063
1995 15 #5,996 – –
1990 5 #13,179 5 #8,221
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 5 #5,540
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ayan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ayan Sadakov Ayan Sadakov Bulgarian footballer (1961–2017) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ayan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ayan?

The median living Ayan is about 8 years old. Half of all living Ayans are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Ayan are alive today?

An estimated 4,900 people named Ayan are alive in the United States, based on 4,942 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ayan in 2025?

Ayan ranked #762 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 338 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayan?

4,942 babies have been named Ayan in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayan most popular?

Ayan peaked in 2025, when 361 newborns received the name.

Is Ayan a boy or girl name?

Ayan is used for both: about 17% of babies named Ayan have been girls and 83% boys.

Is the name Ayan rising or falling?

Ayan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ayan become more popular?

Ayan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 435 boys named Ayan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ayan?

Well-known people named Ayan include Ayan Sadakov (soccer player).

Names like Ayan

Names that sound and feel close to Ayan: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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