Ayman is a distinctive choice, ranked #241 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ayman in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#241
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About the Name Ayman
Ayman has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 309 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #366 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ayman is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ayman in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ayman
Ayman Odeh — Ayman Aadil Odeh is an Arab Israeli lawyer and politician.
Ayman Mohamed Hussein — Ayman Mohamed Hussein is a Somali footballer who plays as a defender for Midnimo.
Ayman Hefny — Ayman Hefny is an Egyptian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and the Egypt national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ayman
Unlikely. With around 203 UK babies named Ayman per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ayman in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ayman is rising: up 133 places since 2020, to #241 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #233 in 2024.
Ayman is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ayman include: Ayman Odeh, Ayman Mohamed Hussein and Ayman Hefny. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ayman does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Aymans in the wild.
203
UK babies named Ayman (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
< 1
In a school of 600
↑ 133 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ayman
Almost certainly the only Ayman in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ayman
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ayman Fallatah is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League side Neom, on loan from Al-Ahli and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri (Arabic: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري, romanized: ʾAyman Muḥammad Rabīʿ aẓ-Ẓawāhirī; 19 June 1951 – 31 July 2022) was an Egyptian-born pan-Islamist militant and physician who served as the second general emir of al-Qaeda from June 2011 until his death in July 2022.
Ayman Mohyeldin (Arabic: أيمن محيي الدين, IPA: [ˈʔæjmæn ˈmoħj edˈdiːn]) is an Egyptian-born American journalist, anchor and political commentator based in New York for NBC News and MS NOW.