NameTides

Ayaan

Ayaan was the #465 boys' name in the US in 2025 (664 babies), and #118 in England & Wales and #146 in Canada.

Ayaan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ayaan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandUS
Ayaan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#465 (664)#118 (443)#198 (21)#314 (5)#317 (13)#146 (222)
2024#519 (590)#123 (440)#352 (10)—#302 (13)#217 (153)
2023#512 (586)#149 (356)#366 (9)—#472 (7)#200 (162)
2022#562 (528)#147 (364)#325 (11)—#380 (10)#228 (148)
2021#514 (570)#146 (390)#262 (16)#433 (3)#755 (3)#228 (152)
2020#460 (645)#132 (418)#204 (21)#392 (3)#307 (14)#221 (159)
2019#516 (553)#133 (422)#296 (12)—#370 (10)#240 (146)
2018#532 (530)#127 (453)#288 (13)—#471 (7)#245 (144)
2017#551 (503)#131 (452)#276 (16)—#443 (7)#306 (112)
2016#630 (424)#122 (507)#225 (21)—#448 (7)#291 (121)
2015#637 (416)#125 (514)#359 (9)—#421 (8)#299 (111)
2014#574 (485)#104 (586)#268 (16)—#508 (6)#290 (118)
2013#638 (388)#115 (523)#299 (13)—#534 (5)#247 (137)
2012#665 (355)#115 (555)#274 (14)—#548 (5)#292 (110)
2011#710 (322)#117 (547)#208 (23)—#540 (5)#278 (113)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #465.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2000.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 610common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 940common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 720common

Next year

On its recent trend, Ayaan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,300 to 1 in 2,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ayaan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #382WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #640MNIllinois: #289ILMichigan: #715MINew York: #260NYMassachusetts: #347MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #579INOhio: #395OHPennsylvania: #363PANew Jersey: #231NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #349CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #535CONebraska: #432NEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #329VAMaryland: #330MDDelaware: #142DEArizona: #527AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #485NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #622ALGeorgia: #452GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #407TXFlorida: #569FL
Ayaan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#13596
Quebec2025#25320

Ayaan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AyaanCanadaGirls#3,4785
AyaanCanadaBoys#146222
AyaanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
AyaanEngland & WalesBoys#118443
AyaanIrelandGirls—too few
AyaanIrelandBoys#31713
AyaanNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
AyaanScotlandBoys#19821
AyaanUSGirls#5,55422
AyaanUSBoys#465664