Boys' name · since 2008
Aylan
696 babies named Aylan in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,075 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
696 babies have been named Aylan since 2008, making it today's #2075 boys' name.
Aylan has 696 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2075 as of the latest data, more common than 85% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #6,466 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,075 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 696 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aylan ranks #6,466 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,075 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 696 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,075 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aylan's 696 recorded births place it above 85.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aylan compares
696 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Aylan's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 696 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aylan's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aylan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Aylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (373 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Aylan's strongest decade.
373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Aylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
373 births
- 2020s
2020s
318 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 373 births (54% of all-time use).
How Aylan 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 Aylan's total volume
Aylan by state
Where Aylan concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 83 | 11.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 47 | 6.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 37 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
85 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Aylan's data
- Aylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (373 total births) through the 2020s (318) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aylans (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Aylan 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.