US rank #6698 Boys' name Peak 2014 183 births

Alyan — #6698 US boys' name

183 babies named Alyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s1132020s65
#6698
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Alyan was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

22 babies were named Alyan in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Alyan between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alyan currently holds the #6698 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alyan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Alyan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyan 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 183 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.

Alyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

183

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2014

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,698

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
22
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0510152025 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142004 5

Alyan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 62% of Alyan's all-time total
2000s52010s1132020s65

Alyan by state

Where Alyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 5.5%
#2 California
5 2.7%
New York share of Alyan's total US births 5.5%
Even split

10 of 183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyan?
183 babies have been named Alyan since 2004. It currently ranks #6698 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 22 births.
When was Alyan most popular?
Alyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Alyan most popular?
The top states for the name Alyan are New York (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Alyan been used?
Alyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aly, Alyssa, Alyjah, Alyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2024 (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.