US rank #9524 Boys' name Peak 2010 88 births

Aythan — #9524 US boys' name

88 babies named Aythan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s132010s462020s29
#9524
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 33% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Aythan was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

10 babies were named Aythan in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aythan

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Aythan between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aythan currently holds the #9524 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aythan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aythan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aythan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 88 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aythan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

88

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2010

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,524

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aythan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 202420232021202020162015201420132012201020082006 6

Aythan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
46 births that decade — 52% of Aythan's all-time total
2000s132010s462020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aythan?
88 babies have been named Aythan since 2006. It currently ranks #9524 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 10 births.
When was Aythan most popular?
Aythan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Aythan been used?
Aythan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aythan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aythen, Ayton. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.