Ayan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EYE-an
- UK rank, 2025
- #209 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #762 for boys
Ayan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 209th for boys in the UK (272 babies) and 762nd for boys in the US (338 babies).
Where does Ayan come from?
Used in several cultures, including South Asian and Somali
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ayan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 272 boys in the UK and 23 girls and 338 boys in the US.
How popular is Ayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 209th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 272 about 1 in 1,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 272 boys in the UK were named Ayan, making it the 209th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 258th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 281 boys. 6 girls were also named Ayan in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ayan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1996, 75% of the babies named Ayan in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 2%, with more boys than girls since 2006.
Among boys in 2025, it was 201st in England and Wales and 243rd in Scotland.
Ayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 272 | #209 |
| 2024 | 260 | #216 |
| 2023 | 255 | #214 |
| 2022 | 281 | #205 |
| 2021 | 221 | #253 |
| 2020 | 211 | #258 |
| 2019 | 166 | #325 |
| 2018 | 143 | #354 |
| 2017 | 130 | #389 |
| 2016 | 129 | #389 |
| 2015 | 112 | #421 |
| 2014 | 93 | #483 |
| 2013 | 77 | #534 |
| 2012 | 95 | #463 |
| 2011 | 69 | #564 |
| 2010 | 61 | #614 |
| 2009 | 63 | #583 |
| 2008 | 60 | #602 |
| 2007 | 34 | #858 |
| 2006 | 28 | #939 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ayan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 762nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 338 about 1 in 5,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 338 boys in the US were named Ayan, making it the 762nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 907th. It first appears in the records in 1975. 23 girls were also named Ayan in 2025 (5,409th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Ayan of any year since it first appeared, in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Ayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 344 boys in the US were given Ayan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #712, up from #762 for this spelling alone.
- Ayan 338
- Aian 6
In 1996, 75% of the babies named Ayan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 6%, with more boys than girls since 2004.
Ayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 338 | #762 |
| 2024 | 275 | #877 |
| 2023 | 284 | #851 |
| 2022 | 282 | #857 |
| 2021 | 241 | #937 |
| 2020 | 246 | #907 |
| 2019 | 217 | #981 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,079 |
| 2017 | 234 | #910 |
| 2016 | 176 | #1,110 |
| 2015 | 204 | #998 |
| 2014 | 207 | #996 |
| 2013 | 174 | #1,075 |
| 2012 | 118 | #1,407 |
| 2011 | 149 | #1,183 |
| 2010 | 145 | #1,219 |
| 2009 | 128 | #1,347 |
| 2008 | 93 | #1,655 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,516 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,769 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,956 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Ayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan, Rayan, Zayan, Yahya, Arham, Rayyan, Musa, Aarav, Bodhi, Zayd, Amir, Abdullah
Other spellings of Ayan
Aian
Names related to Ayan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ayan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ayan, updated 20 October 2026.