Boys' name · since 1984
Ayaz
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 358 babies named Ayaz, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,630 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
358 babies have been named Ayaz since 1984, making it today's #2630 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaz has been recorded 358 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #2630 nationally and more common than 81% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #9,624 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,630 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 358 born since 1984
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaz ranks #9,624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,630 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 358 born since 1984, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,630 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ayaz's 358 recorded births place it above 78.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ayaz compares
358 49th 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
Ayaz's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayaz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 358 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ayaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayaz's full recorded timeline at 2015, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Ayaz by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (211 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Ayaz's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ayaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s
2020s
211 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 211 births (59% of all-time use).
Ayaz by state
Where Ayaz concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 46 | 12.8% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.4% |
46 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Ayazs (46 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 Ayaz: 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 (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Ayaz 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.