Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Aylan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aylan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 696
- 696 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,058 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,058 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 96 in 2016. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 403 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aylan’s family of names
In French usage, Aylan has a conventional equivalent in the Arabic form ايلان.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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