Boys' name · since 2007

Ayhem

Ayhem has 54 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,613 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

54 boys have been named Ayhem since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Ayhem has 54 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2007 to 2022.

  • #21,613 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 54 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayhem ranks #21,613 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,613 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ayhem's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ayhem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ayhem's full recorded timeline at 2012, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ayhem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
8
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
456789 200720082010201120122013201820212022 8

Ayhem by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Ayhem's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Ayhem births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayhem? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 54 babies named Ayhem. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,613 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 8 births.
Where does Ayhem sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayhem ranks #21,613 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ayhem most popular? ▼
Ayhem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Ayhem been used? ▼
Ayhem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 16 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ayhem? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayham, Ayhan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ayhem's data

  • Ayhem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ayhem

Nearby Names Like Ayhem

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ayhem

Ayham Boy
#4984 455 births
Ayhan Boy
#3932 109 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ayhem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2022 (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 Ayhem 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.