Baby Name Popularity Profile

Ayaan

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ayaan.

✦ Gift of God 🌍 Arabic Spiritual Traditional
National Rank (2025) #465
All-Time Peak Rank #460 Achieved 2020
Total U.S. Births 8,903 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 97.4% Boy / 2.6% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 2000 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 664 births in 2025
💡 The Ayaan Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Gift of God
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Derived from Arabic, meaning 'gift' or 'time/era'.
Common Nicknames
Ay Yan
Alternative Spellings
Ayan Aayaan
Pronunciation: ah-YAHN
Themes & Categories
Spiritual Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ayaan across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +2.9%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +59.6%
2015: 416 births 416 2016: 424 births 2017: 503 births 2018: 530 births 2019: 553 births 2020: 645 births 645 2021: 570 births 2022: 528 births 2023: 586 births 2024: 590 births 2025: 664 births 664
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 664 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 2 yrs
Longest Streak 26 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 0
2000s: 1,048
2010s: 4,272
2020s: 3,583

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables A-y-an
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Jersey
Top States New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, New York, California
States with Data 34
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Jersey #233 733 2019 18.0% Decline
Virginia #329 435 2014 10.7% Decline
Maryland #330 227 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New York #261 1,140 2019 Stable
California #349 1,337 2025 +11.1% Growth
Georgia #452 355 2023 22.6% Decline
Texas #407 946 2025 +27.9% Growth
Washington #383 199 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #290 553 2017 +2.8% Growth
Connecticut Unranked 112 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #573 349 2024 +20.0% Growth
Massachusetts #347 214 2020 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #485 205 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #363 360 2024 Stable
Arizona #529 79 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #143 12 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #721 214 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #541 47 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #396 173 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #793 65 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #1049 61 2015 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 11 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #586 58 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #652 39 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 7 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #792 37 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 15 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #440 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 6 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 7 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #627 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 5 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 5 2015 Insufficient historical volume

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