Ayaan

Meaning and origin of Ayaan

Popularity of Ayaan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Ayaan has been rising fast (+21.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ayaan every 6 schools, all spellings combined.

Ayaan in English-speaking countries

Ayaan ranks 131^st in England and Wales, 133^rd in Ontario (Canada) and 169^th in New Zealand, against 370^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  169^th boys’ name88 babies in 3 years1 boy in 560+0.6% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  133^rd boys’ name285 babies in 3 years1 boy in 596+3.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  131^st boys’ name1,239 babies in 3 years1 boy in 667+1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  246^th boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 948

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  284^th boys’ name40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,498

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  342^nd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,176

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  500^th boys’ name1,840 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,794+2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  480^th boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,093

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ayan (in French)810
• Ayann (in French)115
• Ayhan (in French)50
• Aayan (in French)40
• Hayyan15
• Hayan15
• Ahyan10
• Aian10
• Ayyan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ayaan

• Ayman
• Amjad
• Ahmad
• Anis
• Abdoul
• Alpha
• Assil
• Adel
• Akram
• Waël
• Iyed
• Sanad

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin