Boys' name · since 2017
Ayaaz
56 babies named Ayaaz in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ayaaz is the #8810 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 56 recorded since 2017.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaaz has been recorded 56 times among boys since 2017, currently ranked #8810 nationally and more common than 37% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #21,329 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,810 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 56 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaaz ranks #21,329 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,810 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 56 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ayaaz's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ayaaz compares
56 18th percentile among 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
Ayaaz's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayaaz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ayaaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayaaz's full recorded timeline at 2022, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayaaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Currently ranks #8810 among boys.
56 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 13 births in a single year.
Ayaaz by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (45 births, 80% of the file).
2020s was Ayaaz's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Ayaaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (80% of all-time use).
Ayaaz decade highlights
- Peak decade 45 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ayaaz by state
Where Ayaaz concentrates geographically, total births since 2017
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 8.9% |
5 of 56 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 8.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 8.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Ayaaz's data
- New York records the most Ayaazs (5 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 Ayaaz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2017–2025 (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 Ayaaz 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.
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