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Aayan

Boy

Meaning of Aayan: Sanskrit: 'sun's path'

Aayan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1564th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 592nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1564

108 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#592

64 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,676

First recorded 2002 · peak 2019

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 84 babies2007: 108 babies2008: 79 babies2009: 110 babies2010: 96 babies20102011: 57 babies2012: 94 babies2013: 94 babies2014: 139 babies2015: 144 babies2016: 170 babies2017: 180 babies2018: 167 babies2019: 209 babies2020: 195 babies20202021: 168 babies2022: 161 babies2023: 151 babies2024: 140 babies2025: 108 babies
US babies named Aayan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 209.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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