US rank #3472 Boys' name Peak 2022 308 births

Ayaz — #3472 US boys' name

308 babies named Ayaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s222000s222010s982020s161
#3472
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Ayaz was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

41 babies were named Ayaz in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Ayaz between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ayaz currently holds the #3472 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayaz performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ayaz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayaz in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayaz 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 308 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.

Ayaz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

308

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2022

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,472

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
41
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152009200419921984 5

Ayaz by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
161 births that decade — 52% of Ayaz's all-time total
1980s51990s222000s222010s982020s161

Ayaz by state

Where Ayaz concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ayaz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
34 11.0%
#2 California
9 2.9%
#3 Florida
5 1.6%
#4 Ohio
5 1.6%
#5 Texas
5 1.6%
New York share of Ayaz's total US births 11.0%
Even split

34 of 308 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayaz?
308 babies have been named Ayaz since 1984. It currently ranks #3472 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 41 births.
When was Ayaz most popular?
Ayaz was most popular in the 2020s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Ayaz most popular?
The top states for the name Ayaz are New York (34 births), California (9 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Ayaz been used?
Ayaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayaz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayaan, Ayan, Ayansh, Ayaansh, 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, 1984–2024 (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.