Is Ayaan a boy or girl name?
Ayaan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 589 boys were named Ayaan, so 3.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.7% of the 8,467 US babies named Ayaan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #518
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,801
- Babies named Ayaan since 1995
- 8,467
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 651 babies
Boys and girls named Ayaan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 589 | #518 | 21 | #5,801 |
| 2023 | 586 | #511 | 13 | #8,111 |
| 2022 | 528 | #562 | 12 | #8,604 |
| 2021 | 570 | #514 | 15 | #7,305 |
| 2020 | 645 | #460 | 6 | #13,678 |
| 2019 | 553 | #515 | 8 | #11,507 |
| 2018 | 530 | #532 | 10 | #9,917 |
| 2017 | 503 | #551 | 6 | #14,374 |
| 2016 | 424 | #630 | 8 | #11,939 |
| 2015 | 416 | #637 | 9 | #11,012 |
| 2014 | 485 | #574 | 14 | #8,113 |
| 2013 | 388 | #637 | 10 | #10,358 |
| 2012 | 355 | #665 | 11 | #9,810 |
| 2011 | 322 | #710 | 6 | #15,103 |
| 2010 | 296 | #759 | 11 | #9,875 |
| 2009 | 265 | #827 | 18 | #7,110 |
| 2008 | 226 | #912 | 11 | #10,178 |
| 2007 | 182 | #1,031 | 9 | #11,768 |
| 2006 | 122 | #1,341 | 7 | #13,785 |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,239 | 6 | #14,741 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,235 | 7 | #12,934 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,335 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,499 | 6 | #13,725 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,218 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,660 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ayaan reached #460 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #5,801 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ayaan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.