Ayin
Ayin is the sixteenth letter of the Semitic scripts, including Phoenician ʿayin 𐤏, Hebrew ʿayin ע, Aramaic ʿē 𐡏, Syriac ʿē ܥ, and Arabic ʿayn ع. It is related to the Ancient North Arabian 𐪒, South Arabian 𐩲, and Ge'ez ዐ.
Meaning & Origin of Ayin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayin is the sixteenth letter of the Semitic scripts, including Phoenician ʿayin 𐤏, Hebrew ʿayin ע, Aramaic ʿē 𐡏, Syriac ʿē ܥ, and Arabic ʿayn ع. It is related to the Ancient North Arabian 𐪒, South Arabian 𐩲, and Ge'ez ዐ.
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The Story of Ayin
As a girl name
Ayin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2014, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 5 Ayins were born — ranking #16,513 that year. As of 2026, Ayin ranks #16,513 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Ayins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ayin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2017, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 5 Ayins were born — ranking #12,243 that year. As of 2026, Ayin ranks #12,142 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Ayins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ayin
Ayin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Ayin's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #12,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayin'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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