Ayaz
Ayaz, Iyaz, or Ayas, meaning cool breeze, is both a surname and a masculine given name. The latter use was common in the Ghaznavid and Seljuk empires. The Turkic-origin Ayaz should not be confused with the Arabic-derived name Ayyad/Ayyaz (عیاض), though the latter is also sometimes transliterated as Ayaz, such as with Ayaz Marhoni or Ayaz Ishaqi. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ayaz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayaz, Iyaz, or Ayas, meaning cool breeze, is both a surname and a masculine given name. The latter use was common in the Ghaznavid and Seljuk empires. The Turkic-origin Ayaz should not be confused with the Arabic-derived name Ayyad/Ayyaz (عیاض), though the latter is also sometimes transliterated as Ayaz, such as with Ayaz Marhoni or Ayaz Ishaqi. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ayaz
The earliest SSA record of Ayaz as a baby boy name dates back to 1984, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 41 newborns named Ayaz — #3,002 in the national rankings. About 62% of every Ayaz on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ayaz ranks #3,056 for baby boys with 40 births, rising sharply (+79% over the past five years). All told, over 387 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Ayaz
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About the name Ayaz
Ayaz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 387 births in the dataset. Ayaz's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,002. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayaz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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