boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Ayman

Meaning Borrowed from Arabic أَيْمَن (ʔayman) Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #1,095 Trend ↑ Rising 57%

Borrowed from Arabic أَيْمَن (ʔayman).

Rank 2025
#1,095
among boys · ↑86 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
202
named Ayman · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,715
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
202 babies
All-time total
2,931
#2,611 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Ayman popularity over time

2,931 babies have been named Ayman 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
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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 – 47 47 5 – #2,914
1980s – 97 97 10 +106% #3,463
1990s 6 263 269 27 +177% #2,149
2000s 17 673 690 69 +157% #1,658
2010s 10 886 896 90 +30% #1,372
2020s (to 2025) 18 914 932 155 +73% #1,095

Where Ayman 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 211 0.12 outside top 500
2027 225 0.13 outside top 500
2028 237 0.14 outside top 500
2029 249 0.15 outside top 500
2030 258 0.15 outside top 500

Where Ayman is most popular

Boys named Ayman per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.093 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, New York, and Michigan.

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 Ayman 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
Minnesota 158 1.29 +1287%
New York 116 0.268 +189%
Michigan 43 0.210 +126%
Washington 34 0.208 +124%
Ohio 48 0.181 +95%
Virginia 32 0.169 +82%
New Jersey 16 0.079 -14%
Kansas 5 0.073 -21%
Georgia 16 0.063 -32%
California 52 0.057 -39%
Texas 49 0.056 -40%
Illinois 13 0.051 -45%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -55%
Pennsylvania 7 0.026 -72%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -79%
Florida 5 0.011 -89%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
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 Ayman

Ayman is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,095 in 2025 with 196 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 2,931 American babies have been named Ayman. Its peak came in 2025, when 202 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 Ayman stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayman?

The median living Ayman is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 20. An estimated 2,900 people named Ayman are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Ayman 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 6 #13,432 196 #1,095
2024 – – 175 #1,181
2023 – – 160 #1,231
2022 7 #12,419 147 #1,296
2021 – – 124 #1,454
2020 5 #15,441 112 #1,504
2019 – – 130 #1,372
2018 – – 111 #1,530
2017 5 #16,244 93 #1,695
2016 – – 75 #1,940
2015 – – 77 #1,895
2014 5 #16,918 83 #1,795
2013 – – 75 #1,880
2012 – – 85 #1,758
2011 – – 72 #1,928
2010 – – 85 #1,760
2009 – – 65 #2,099
2008 – – 70 #2,005
2007 – – 92 #1,658
2006 6 #15,410 77 #1,792
2005 – – 66 #1,923
2004 5 #16,450 70 #1,787
2003 6 #14,096 71 #1,719
2002 – – 60 #1,871
2001 – – 53 #2,008
2000 – – 49 #2,051
1995 – – 18 #3,566
1990 – – 14 #3,990
1985 – – 6 #5,840
1980 – – 8 #4,531
1975 – – 6 #4,845
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Famous people named Ayman

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

  1. 1 Ayman Nour Ayman Nour Egyptian politician b. 1964 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ayman?

The median living Ayman is about 11 years old. Half of all living Aymans are between 4 and 20 years old.

How many people named Ayman are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Ayman are alive in the United States, based on 2,931 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ayman mean?

Borrowed from Arabic أَيْمَن (ʔayman).

How popular is the name Ayman in 2025?

Ayman ranked #1,095 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 196 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayman?

2,931 babies have been named Ayman in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayman most popular?

Ayman peaked in 2025, when 202 newborns received the name.

Is Ayman a boy or girl name?

Ayman is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ayman rising or falling?

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

Will Ayman become more popular?

Ayman is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 258 boys named Ayman 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 Ayman?

Well-known people named Ayman include Ayman Nour (politician).

Names like Ayman

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