Ayman
Ayman is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root for right, and literally means righteous, on the right, right-handed, blessed or lucky.
Meaning & Origin of Ayman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayman is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root for right, and literally means righteous, on the right, right-handed, blessed or lucky.
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The Story of Ayman
Ayman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 189 Aymans were born — ranking #1,134 that year. As of 2026, Ayman ranks #1,134 for baby boys with 189 births, rising sharply (+49% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Aymans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ayman
Ayman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Ayman's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,134. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayman'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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