Boys' name · since 2001
Alyaan
Alyaan has 138 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alyaan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 138 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyaan has been recorded 138 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #15,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 138 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyaan ranks #15,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alyaan's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Alyaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alyaan's full recorded timeline at 2018, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alyaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Alyaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Alyaan's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Alyaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (60% of all-time use).
Alyaan by state
Where Alyaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 8.7% |
12 of 138 births nationwide.
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- Alyaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Alyaans (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alyaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2001–2024 (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 Alyaan 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.