Aylan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning fair or handsome; a form of Alan.
Aylan by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Aylan. In the US, 74 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 96 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Alan
Like Aylan, each of these traces back to Alan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aylan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
- Ayaangift; blessing; grace from God443 in England and Wales (2025)
- Allanfair, handsome; variant of Alan301 in the US (2017)
- Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aydansmall fire; a variant of Aidan178 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Aylan
Names that are said the same way as Aylan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Allenfair; bright; handsome787 in the US (2017)
- Alainbright or fair; a form of Alan55 in the US (2017)
- Alenbright; a form of Alan38 in the US (2017)
- Alonoak tree24 in the US (2017)
- Alinfair; bright; a form of Alan5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Allynnoble friend; a form of Alden or Allen13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Aylan, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
- Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Aylan
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