Boys' name · since 2000
Ayaan
8,903 babies named Ayaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,903
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ayaan is the #465 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,903 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaan has been recorded 8,903 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #465 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, 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 2000 to 2025.
- #1,294 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #465 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,903 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaan ranks #1,294 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #465 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,903 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,903
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayaan's 8,903 recorded births place it above 97.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ayaan compares
8,903 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Ayaan's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,903 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 664 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ayaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ayaan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 17 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 664, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ayaan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 664
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Ayaan popularity over time - girls
251 total births recorded since 1995 (Ayaan as girls' name)
Ayaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,272 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Ayaan's strongest decade.
4,272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ayaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 1,048
2000s
1,048 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,272 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,583 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,272 births (48% of all-time use).
How Ayaan 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 Ayaan's total volume
Ayaan by state
Where Ayaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,337 | 15.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,140 | 12.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 946 | 10.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 733 | 8.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 553 | 6.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 435 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 360 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 355 | 4.0% |
1,337 of 8,903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Ayaan appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ayaan's data
- Ayaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,272 total births) through the 2020s (3,583) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ayaans (1,337 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ayaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Ayaan 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.