Ayn
Origin
disputed
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“By her own account adapted from a Finnish woman's name; famously borne by Ayn Rand, who was signing it years before the Remington Rand typewriter of the myth existed.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ayn has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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