NameTides

Ayan

Ayan was the #762 boys' name in the US in 2025 (338 babies), and #201 in England & Wales and #300 in Canada.

Ayan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ayan 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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaUS
Ayan 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.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#762 (338)#201 (255)#243 (17)—#262 (17)#300 (111)
2024#877 (275)#200 (251)#382 (9)—#287 (14)#414 (78)
2023#851 (284)#203 (242)#400 (8)#312 (5)#288 (15)#339 (88)
2022#857 (282)#193 (267)#271 (14)—#306 (14)#365 (85)
2021#937 (241)#232 (217)#605 (4)—#349 (11)#406 (73)
2020#907 (246)#235 (203)#390 (8)—#402 (9)#426 (68)
2019#981 (217)#306 (160)#464 (6)—#370 (10)#475 (59)
2018#1,079 (183)#337 (136)#433 (7)——#686 (37)
2017#910 (234)#368 (125)#532 (5)——#550 (49)
2016#1,110 (176)#372 (125)#592 (4)—#601 (4)#610 (44)
2015#998 (204)#390 (109)#686 (3)——#734 (34)
2014#996 (207)#463 (85)#399 (8)—#715 (3)#643 (41)
2013#1,075 (174)#508 (73)#590 (4)—#711 (3)#564 (47)
2012#1,407 (118)#429 (92)#669 (3)——#996 (21)
2011#1,183 (149)#528 (66)#648 (3)——#869 (25)

Ayan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ayan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ayan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#5,410 (23)#3,705 (6)—#3,044 (6)
2024#5,615 (22)#2,412 (11)#898 (3)#2,975 (6)
2023#5,126 (25)#3,219 (7)—#3,290 (5)
2022#6,464 (18)#3,149 (7)——
2021#4,413 (31)#4,634 (4)——
2020#4,169 (33)——#3,251 (5)
2019#4,653 (29)#2,286 (11)—#2,872 (6)
2018#4,889 (27)#5,666 (3)——
2017#4,220 (34)#2,925 (8)—#2,179 (9)
2016#4,157 (35)#2,757 (9)——
2015#6,236 (20)#1,865 (15)——
2014#4,768 (29)#2,862 (8)——
2013#4,243 (34)#2,313 (11)—#2,888 (6)
2012#4,486 (32)#2,215 (12)—#2,921 (6)
2011#6,335 (20)#2,432 (10)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #762.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.
  • In 2025, 6% of US babies named Ayan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,100 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 5,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ayan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,300 to 1 in 5,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ayan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #684WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #513ILMichigan: #445MINew York: #455NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: #605PANew Jersey: #488NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #602CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #351VAMaryland: #475MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #673GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #749TXFlorida: #1,056FL
Ayan (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
Quebec2025#18230
Ontario2024#34139

Ayan (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
AyanCanadaGirls#3,0446
AyanCanadaBoys#300111
AyanEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
AyanEngland & WalesBoys#201255
AyanIrelandGirls—too few
AyanIrelandBoys#26217
AyanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AyanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AyanScotlandBoys#24317
AyanUSGirls#5,41023
AyanUSBoys#762338