Total births
54
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.
- 54
- total births
- 2007–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that 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.
- 54 total births
- 2007–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
54 boys have been named Ayhem since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 54
- total births
- 2007–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Ayhem was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ayhem in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Ayhem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2022
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ayhem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ayhem? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 54 babies named Ayhem. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 8 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ayhem: Baby Name Since 2007 - 54 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ayhem. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.