Ayaan

Where Ayaan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Ayaan.

Ayaan through the years
  1. 1969
    Ayaan Hirsi Ali born
    Dutch-American political activist and author
  2. 1979
    Ayaan Ali Khan born
    Indian classical musician
  3. 2000
    First appearance
    #4,204 among boys with 18 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2000
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 2020
    Peak, #460
    645 babies named Ayaan, its best rank.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali · Dutch-American political activist and author, born 1969
  • Ayaan Ali Khan · Indian classical musician, born 1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.