Boys' name · since 2008
Aayaan
Aayaan has 68 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
68 boys have been named Aayaan since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Aayaan recorded 68 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #19,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 68 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aayaan ranks #19,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aayaan's 68 recorded births place it above 55.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aayaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aayaan's full recorded timeline at 2015, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aayaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Aayaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Aayaan's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Aayaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (69% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aayaan's data
- Aayaan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aayaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aayaan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.