Boys' name · since 2002
Aayan
2,676 babies named Aayan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,583 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,676
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aayan is the #1583 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,676 recorded since 2002.
Aayan has 2,676 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1583 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #2,745 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,583 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,676 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aayan ranks #2,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,583 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,676 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,583 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,676
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aayan's 2,676 recorded births place it above 93.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aayan compares
2,676 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aayan's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aayan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,676 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 209 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aayan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aayan's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 209, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aayan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 209
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Aayan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,350 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Aayan's strongest decade.
1,350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Aayan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 403
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,350 births
- 2020s
2020s
923 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,350 births (50% of all-time use).
How Aayan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aayan's total volume
Aayan by state
Where Aayan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 387 | 14.5% |
| #2 | California | | 309 | 11.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 275 | 10.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 173 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 136 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 116 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 93 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 88 | 3.3% |
387 of 2,676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Aayan appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aayan's data
- Aayan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,350 total births) through the 2020s (923) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aayans (387 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aayan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Aayan 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.