Boys' name · since 2001
Ayham
Ayham has 455 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,984 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 455
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ayham is the #4984 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 455 recorded since 2001.
Ayham has 455 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4984 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #8,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,984 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 455 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayham ranks #8,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,984 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 455 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,984 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 455
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayham's 455 recorded births place it above 81.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ayham compares
455 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Ayham's all-time total is 23% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 455 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ayham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ayham splits its recorded history at 2014: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ayham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ayham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (239 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Ayham's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ayham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 239 births (53% of all-time use).
Ayham by state
Where Ayham concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 35 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
39 of 455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ayham's data
- Ayham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (137) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ayhams (39 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 Ayham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Ayham 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.