Ayan: Meaning of Baby Name Ayan

Ayan Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 828 baby girls have been named Ayan. The name peaked in 2010 with 35 US births that year (rank #4205). In 2024, ranked #5625 nationally — 1,420 places below its 2010 peak.

Top States for Ayan

Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Ayan births are: Minnesota (175), Ohio (22), New York (13).

Other African-Origin Names Like Ayan

If you like Ayan's African origin, consider these related names: Aamori, Abasi, Abayomi, Abba, Abdalla. Browse all African names →

4-Letter Names Starting with A

Names with Ayan's exact length and starting letter: Aala, Aart, Aase, Aban, Abba.

Quick Facts About Ayan

535

African baby names in our dictionary

265

African female names

199

4-letter A-names in our dictionary

1,183

A-female names total

2014–2025

years of US SSA records (10 total)

2,528

total US births named Ayan (all years)

US Popularity History (2014–2025)

🔥 Rising fast: Ayan climbed 145 places in the US boys ranking over the last 5 years (#907 in 2020 → #762 in 2025).

Annual US births named Ayan by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 338 boys named Ayan (boy rank #762 that year).

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Where in the US Is Ayan Most Popular?

Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Ayan the strongest states are Connecticut, New Jersey, New York.

Strongest boys-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Connecticut	#388	21
2	New Jersey	#493	131
3	New York	#509	280
4	Massachusetts	#562	56
5	Illinois	#628	140
6	Michigan	#642	60
7	Virginia	#645	102
8	Maryland	#650	36
9	California	#741	290
10	Ohio	#750	55

Weakest boys-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	North Carolina	#878	43
2	Pennsylvania	#847	63
3	Texas	#815	187
4	Washington	#802	29
5	Georgia	#797	56
6	Ohio	#750	55
7	California	#741	290
8	Maryland	#650	36
9	Virginia	#645	102
10	Michigan	#642	60

Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Ayan in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.

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