boy (SSA Category)Arabic OriginUS Rank #465 in 2025

Ayaan

Alternative forms & variants: Ayan

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Gift of God, wide-eyed, observant, fortunate time”

Linguistic heritage: Arabic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:eye-YAHN

IPA (US English):/aɪˈjɑːn/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity2025664 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#465686 births in 2025

Total US Registrations9,154Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio97% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1995 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2025 (664 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1995

Recent 2025 Level664 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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