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Ayn

This name was assumed by Ayn Rand, originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈaɪn/
Usage languagesEnglish, Various
US rank (2020)#13,453

Meaning and history

This name was adopted by Ayn Rand (1905–1982), the Russian-American writer and philosopher born Alice Rosenbaum. She apparently took it from a Finnish name she had heard but had never seen written.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20012001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 5 births, rank #17,636
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: 5 births, rank #16,764
2012: 5 births, rank #16,869
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 5 births, rank #16,513
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
20202020: 6 births, rank #13,453

In 2020, 6 babies were recorded with the name Ayn, ranking #13,453 among girls.