Is Ayan a boy or girl name?
Ayan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 275 boys were named Ayan, so 7.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 18.1% of the 4,581 US babies named Ayan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #871
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,625
- Babies named Ayan since 1975
- 4,581
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 309 babies
Boys and girls named Ayan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1990s | 47 | 137 | 74.5% |
| 2000s | 561 | 262 | 31.8% |
| 2010s | 1,807 | 295 | 14% |
| 2020s | 1,328 | 129 | 8.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 275 | #871 | 22 | #5,625 |
| 2023 | 284 | #851 | 25 | #5,142 |
| 2022 | 282 | #857 | 18 | #6,489 |
| 2021 | 241 | #937 | 31 | #4,423 |
| 2020 | 246 | #907 | 33 | #4,187 |
| 2019 | 217 | #980 | 29 | #4,666 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,079 | 27 | #4,901 |
| 2017 | 234 | #911 | 34 | #4,226 |
| 2016 | 176 | #1,110 | 35 | #4,172 |
| 2015 | 204 | #999 | 20 | #6,274 |
| 2014 | 207 | #996 | 29 | #4,789 |
| 2013 | 174 | #1,074 | 34 | #4,256 |
| 2012 | 118 | #1,408 | 32 | #4,508 |
| 2011 | 149 | #1,183 | 20 | #6,368 |
| 2010 | 145 | #1,219 | 35 | #4,205 |
| 2009 | 128 | #1,347 | 26 | #5,404 |
| 2008 | 93 | #1,656 | 27 | #5,307 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,516 | 25 | #5,548 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,771 | 22 | #5,942 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,963 | 29 | #4,595 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,789 | 21 | #5,776 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,842 | 27 | #4,690 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,890 | 30 | #4,195 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,315 | 24 | #4,854 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,063 | 31 | #3,994 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,345 | 26 | #4,326 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,579 | 19 | #5,391 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,396 | 17 | #5,657 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,549 | 24 | #4,320 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,995 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,659 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,807 | 12 | #7,081 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,349 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,218 | 5 | #13,180 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,379 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,574 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,540 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ayan reached #851 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #3,994 in 2000. 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 Ayan
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.