Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Ayah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #870 Trend ↑ Rising 36%
Rank 2025
#870
among girls · ↑94 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
309
named Ayah · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,202
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
309 babies
All-time total
4,814
#2,642 all-time among girls
First recorded
1986
in Social Security records

Ayah popularity over time

4,814 babies have been named Ayah since 1986, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 26 – 26 3 – #8,465
1990s 468 – 468 47 +1700% #1,808
2000s 1,237 – 1,237 124 +164% #1,422
2010s 1,534 – 1,534 153 +24% #1,079
2020s (to 2025) 1,544 5 1,549 258 +68% #870

Where Ayah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 327 0.20 outside top 500
2027 344 0.21 outside top 500
2028 358 0.22 outside top 500
2029 371 0.23 outside top 500
2030 383 0.24 outside top 500

Where Ayah is most popular

Girls named Ayah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.163 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ayah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 90 0.494 +203%
Minnesota 51 0.473 +190%
Virginia 60 0.352 +116%
Illinois 79 0.345 +112%
New Jersey 57 0.316 +94%
New York 120 0.303 +86%
Maryland 31 0.293 +79%
Pennsylvania 68 0.288 +76%
Georgia 57 0.251 +54%
Ohio 55 0.232 +42%
Washington 25 0.173 +6%
California 144 0.171 +5%
Texas 119 0.148 -9%
North Carolina 30 0.132 -19%
Florida 53 0.124 -24%
Massachusetts 10 0.083 -49%
Arizona 11 0.078 -52%
Oregon 5 0.077 -53%
Indiana 10 0.071 -56%
Colorado 7 0.063 -62%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -66%
Alabama 5 0.053 -67%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ayah

Ayah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #870 in 2025 with 309 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 4,814 American babies have been named Ayah. Its peak came in 2025, when 309 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ayah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayah?

The median living Ayah is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 20. An estimated 4,800 people named Ayah are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ayah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 309 #870 – –
2024 271 #964 – –
2023 255 #998 – –
2022 245 #1,043 – –
2021 243 #1,038 – –
2020 221 #1,106 5 #12,215
2019 233 #1,079 – –
2018 177 #1,288 – –
2017 176 #1,321 – –
2016 168 #1,386 – –
2015 148 #1,522 – –
2014 120 #1,737 – –
2013 136 #1,580 – –
2012 129 #1,652 – –
2011 112 #1,805 – –
2010 135 #1,605 – –
2009 131 #1,696 – –
2008 118 #1,827 – –
2007 127 #1,715 – –
2006 123 #1,702 – –
2005 135 #1,525 – –
2004 123 #1,594 – –
2003 121 #1,593 – –
2002 127 #1,494 – –
2001 133 #1,422 – –
2000 99 #1,762 – –
1995 48 #2,591 – –
1990 19 #4,879 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ayah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ayah?

The median living Ayah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Ayahs are between 4 and 20 years old.

How many people named Ayah are alive today?

An estimated 4,800 people named Ayah are alive in the United States, based on 4,814 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ayah in 2025?

Ayah ranked #870 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 309 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayah?

4,814 babies have been named Ayah in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayah most popular?

Ayah peaked in 2025, when 309 newborns received the name.

Is Ayah a boy or girl name?

Ayah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ayah rising or falling?

Ayah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ayah become more popular?

Ayah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 383 girls named Ayah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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