US rank #1358 Boys' name Peak 2019 2,566 births

Aayan — #1358 US boys' name

2,566 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.

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#1358
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Aayan was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

209 babies were named Aayan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aayan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,566 babies named Aayan between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aayan currently holds the #1358 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 209 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aayan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,350 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aayan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 376 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aayan in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aayan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,566 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aayan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,566

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2019

209 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,358

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aayan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
209
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Aayan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,350 births that decade — 53% of Aayan's all-time total
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Aayan by state

Where Aayan concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aayan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
376 14.7%
#2 California
297 11.6%
#3 Texas
261 10.2%
#4 New Jersey
173 6.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
129 5.0%
#6 Illinois
116 4.5%
#7 Virginia
92 3.6%
#8 Florida
88 3.4%
New York share of Aayan's total US births 14.7%
Even split

376 of 2,566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Aayan appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aayan?
2,566 babies have been named Aayan since 2002. It currently ranks #1358 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 209 births.
When was Aayan most popular?
Aayan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,350 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Aayan most popular?
The top states for the name Aayan are New York (376 births), California (297 births), Texas (261 births).
How long has the name Aayan been used?
Aayan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aayan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aayden, Aayush, Aayansh, Aayaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.