Ayaz
How to say it: ah-YAHZ · /aˈjaz/
From Persian/Turkish meaning 'clear night air, frost' - historic name borne by a famed Ghaznavid general.
Ayaz was the 2,040th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 50 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.1-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,392 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,040 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 50 |
| Share of births | 1 in 66,306 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×3.1 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,392 |
| In France, 2025 | #310 among boys’ names, 165 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Ayaz is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ayaz is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Turkish.
In France: #310 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Ayaz
- Ayaz Mutallibov (1938–2022)President of Azerbaijan from 1990 to 1992
- Ayaz Guliyev (born 1996)Russian association football player
- Ayaz Mahmood (born 1964)Olympic field hockey player
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