Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Ayaz

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,607 Trend ↑ Rising 112%

Ayaz, Iyaz, or Ayas, meaning cool breeze, is both a surname and a masculine given name.

Rank 2025
#2,607
among boys · ↑855 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Ayaz · +52% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,162
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
50 babies
All-time total
358
#9,630 all-time among boys
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Ayaz popularity over time

358 babies have been named Ayaz since 1984, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s 5 1 – #6,404
1990s 22 2 +340% #7,500
2000s 22 2 0% #10,072
2010s 98 10 +345% #4,373
2020s (to 2025) 211 35 +259% #2,607

Where Ayaz 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 57 0.03 outside top 500
2027 63 0.04 outside top 500
2028 69 0.04 outside top 500
2029 74 0.04 outside top 500
2030 79 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Ayaz

Ayaz is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,607 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 358 American babies have been named Ayaz. Its peak came in 2025, when 50 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 Ayaz stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayaz?

The median living Ayaz is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 8. An estimated 400 people named Ayaz are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Ayaz year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 50 #2,607
2024 33 #3,462
2023 38 #3,183
2022 41 #3,009
2021 29 #3,748
2020 20 #4,714
2019 15 #5,842
2018 23 #4,373
2017 20 #4,761
2016 9 #8,213
2015 13 #6,363
2014 9 #8,205
2013 – –
2012 – –
2011 – –
2010 9 #8,204
2009 6 #11,141
2008 – –
2007 5 #12,550
2006 – –
2005 5 #11,639
2004 6 #10,072
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Famous people named Ayaz

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

  1. 1 Ayaz Mutallibov Ayaz Mutallibov President of Azerbaijan from 1990 to 1992 b. 1938 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ayaz?

The median living Ayaz is about 4 years old. Half of all living Ayazs are between 2 and 8 years old.

How many people named Ayaz are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Ayaz are alive in the United States, based on 358 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ayaz mean?

Ayaz, Iyaz, or Ayas, meaning cool breeze, is both a surname and a masculine given name.

How popular is the name Ayaz in 2025?

Ayaz ranked #2,607 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayaz?

358 babies have been named Ayaz in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayaz most popular?

Ayaz peaked in 2025, when 50 newborns received the name.

Is Ayaz a boy or girl name?

Ayaz is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ayaz rising or falling?

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

Will Ayaz become more popular?

Ayaz is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 79 boys named Ayaz 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 Ayaz?

Well-known people named Ayaz include Ayaz Mutallibov (politician).

Names like Ayaz

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

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