Unisex name · since 1993
Aydan
6,134 babies named Aydan in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,860 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,134
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aydan is the #1860 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,134 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aydan has been recorded 6,134 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #1860 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #1,563 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,860 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,134 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aydan ranks #1,563 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,860 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,134 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,860 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,134
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aydan's 6,134 recorded births place it above 96.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aydan compares
6,134 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Aydan's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aydan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,134 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 454 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aydan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aydan splits its recorded history at 2009: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 454 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aydan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 454
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Aydan popularity over time - girls
448 total births recorded since 1997 (Aydan as girls' name)
Aydan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,822 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Aydan's strongest decade.
2,822 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Aydan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 129
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,822 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,448 births
- 2020s 735
2020s
735 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,822 births (46% of all-time use).
How Aydan 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 Aydan's total volume
Aydan by state
Where Aydan concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 712 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 680 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 336 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 335 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 222 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 218 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 190 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 175 | 2.9% |
712 of 6,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Aydan appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aydan's data
- Aydan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,822 total births); usage has since declined to 735 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aydans (712 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Aydan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Aydan 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.