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Aayan
OriginPersian or Arabic
Meaning"long night; era"
About Aayan
A common name in the Muslim community, where it may be a Persian name or a variation of Ayan, a name with a timely meaning.
Pronounced ah-AH-ahn.
As of October 2026, Aayan ranked #1571 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1000 in 2019.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,276 | 139 | 72.4 |
| 2015 | #1,253 | 144 | 75.1 |
| 2016 | #1,133 | 170 | 89.6 |
| 2017 | #1,086 | 180 | 97.2 |
| 2018 | #1,150 | 167 | 92 |
| 2019 | #1,000 | 209 | 116.5 |
| 2020 | #1,041 | 194 | 112.4 |
| 2021 | #1,175 | 167 | 95.5 |
| 2022 | #1,219 | 161 | 92.2 |
| 2023 | #1,270 | 151 | 88.3 |
| 2024 | #1,351 | 140 | 81.3 |
| 2025 | #1,571 | 108 | 63.2 |
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