| Esmeray | Aydan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | dark moon | From the moon |
| Origin | turkish | turkish |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ES-meh-ray | eye-DAHN |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (157) | 2008 (41) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Esmeray | Aydan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 394 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11 | 125 |
| 2000s | 0 | 295 |
| 1990s | 0 | 23 |
From Turkish 'esmer' meaning 'dark, brunette' and 'ay' meaning 'moon', giving 'dark moon'. (A 'sunbeam/beloved' reading circulates but does not fit the Turkish elements and appears to be a folk reinterpretation.)
Aydan is a Turkish/Azerbaijani name from 'ay' ('moon') plus the suffix -dan ('from'), i.e. 'from the moon.' Some sources list unrelated secondary meanings ('tall palm tree'), but the moon reading is primary.
Esmeray and Aydan are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Esmeray means dark moon (turkish origin), while Aydan means From the moon (turkish origin).
In US records, Esmeray first appears in 0 and Aydan in 0, so Esmeray has the longer recorded history.