Spellings

Ayaan or Ayan?

In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Ayaan and 30% Ayan. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Ayaan already led in 2015, with 54% of the family's births; it has 60% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 764 to 1,115 births (+46%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Ayaan416664+60%
Ayan204338+66%
Aayan144108−25%
Ayann—5new

How they sound

  • Ayaan /aɪˈɑn/ (eye-AHN)
  • Ayan /aɪˈɑn/ (eye-AHN)
  • Aayan /aɪˈɑn/ (eye-AHN)
  • Ayann /aˈjan/ (a-YAN)

In France

In France in 2025: Ayaan 180 births (#293 among boys), Ayan 315 births (#176 among boys), Aayan 10 births and Ayann 40 births (#920 among boys).

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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