Ayan

Where Ayan comes from

Meaning Eon in Arabic. May be related to the greek word Aeon.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ayan
Along the way
  1. 1961
    Ayan Sadakov born
    Bulgarian footballer
  2. 1975
    First appearance
    #5,464 among boys, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 2005
    Ayan Allahverdiyeva born
    Azerbaijani chess player
  5. 2025
    Peak, #762
    338 babies named Ayan — more than any year before or since.
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.