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Unisex name

Ayan

17% girls, 83% boys · 361 born in 2025

Ayan has been given to about 4,942 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,878
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ayan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 361
  • Born in 2025361
  • All time4,942
  • England & Wales, 2025261

How popular is Ayan?

Its best year was 2025, when 361 babies were given the name, ranking 5429th. The typical living American called Ayan is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Ayan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ayaan0.91
  2. Rayan0.85
  3. Aryan0.85
  4. Aydan0.85
  5. Alan0.81
  6. Adan0.81
  7. Allan0.78
  8. Aidan0.76

Middle names for Ayan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ayan Iris0.77
  2. Ayan Opal0.77
  3. Ayan Ivy0.77
  4. Ayan Belle0.77
  5. Ayan Josephine0.74
  6. Ayan Violet0.73

Sibling names for Ayan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodenbrother · 0.99
  2. Bodebrother · 0.99
  3. Zahirbrother · 0.99
  4. Leilanysister · 0.99
  5. Persephonesister · 0.98
  6. Elinasister · 0.98

Where Ayan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.03%
  2. Michigan0.03%
  3. Maryland0.02%
  4. New York0.02%
  5. Minnesota0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ayan Evans0.73
  2. Ayan Edwards0.73
  3. Ayan Wilson0.69
  4. Ayan Williams0.69
  5. Ayan Turner0.69
  6. Ayan Torres0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ayan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Ayan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.