Abyan
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 17 babies a year in the US.
Abyan by the numbers
Abyan was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Abyan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Abyan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
- Abrarpious or righteous ones27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Afnanbranches of a tree20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amranlong-lived; prosperous29 in the US (2017)
- Aimanblessed or fortunate26 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Abyan
Names that are said the same way as Abyan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Abian8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Abyan
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