Ayan

Where Ayan comes from

Meaning Eon in Arabic. May be related to the greek word Aeon.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ayan
Ayan through the years
  1. 1961
    Ayan Sadakov born
    Bulgarian footballer
  2. 1975
    First appearance
    #5,464 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2004
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 2005
    Ayan Allahverdiyeva born
    Azerbaijani chess player
  5. 2025
    Peak, #762
    338 babies named Ayan, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Ayan Sadakov · Bulgarian footballer, 1961–2017
  • Ayan Allahverdiyeva · Azerbaijani chess player, born 2005
  • Ayan Broomfield · Canadian tennis player, born 1997
  • Ayan Pal · Indian author and public speaker, born 1980

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.