Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Ayat

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,162 Trend ↑ Rising 49%
Rank 2025
#1,162
among girls · ↑505 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
200
named Ayat · +63% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,036
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
200 babies
All-time total
1,792
#5,118 all-time among girls
First recorded
1987
in Social Security records

Ayat popularity over time

1,792 babies have been named Ayat since 1987, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 14 – 14 1 – #8,108
1990s 111 – 111 11 +693% #5,702
2000s 230 – 230 23 +107% #2,788
2010s 591 5 596 60 +159% #2,061
2020s (to 2025) 823 18 841 140 +135% #1,162

Where Ayat 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 216 0.13 outside top 500
2027 231 0.14 outside top 500
2028 244 0.15 outside top 500
2029 255 0.16 outside top 500
2030 266 0.17 outside top 500

Where Ayat is most popular

Girls named Ayat per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.086 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Virginia, and California.

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 Ayat 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
New York 136 0.343 +301%
Virginia 58 0.340 +297%
California 135 0.161 +87%
Maryland 17 0.160 +87%
Illinois 35 0.153 +78%
New Jersey 22 0.122 +42%
Michigan 21 0.115 +35%
Washington 12 0.083 ≈ national
Texas 58 0.072 -16%
Massachusetts 7 0.058 -32%
Ohio 11 0.046 -46%
Pennsylvania 9 0.038 -56%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -63%
Florida 6 0.014 -84%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
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 Ayat

Ayat is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,162 in 2025 with 200 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 1,792 American babies have been named Ayat. Its peak came in 2025, when 200 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 Ayat stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayat?

The median living Ayat is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 1,800 people named Ayat are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Ayat 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 200 #1,162 – –
2024 123 #1,667 – –
2023 130 #1,604 5 #12,444
2022 127 #1,660 6 #11,012
2021 115 #1,770 7 #9,828
2020 128 #1,624 – –
2019 90 #2,090 – –
2018 94 #2,061 – –
2017 76 #2,386 5 #12,466
2016 68 #2,599 – –
2015 55 #3,065 – –
2014 51 #3,190 – –
2013 51 #3,176 – –
2012 59 #2,906 – –
2011 26 #5,232 – –
2010 21 #6,211 – –
2009 25 #5,559 – –
2008 26 #5,461 – –
2007 25 #5,551 – –
2006 20 #6,392 – –
2005 21 #5,830 – –
2004 21 #5,777 – –
2003 17 #6,626 – –
2002 54 #2,788 – –
2001 13 #7,791 – –
2000 8 #10,864 – –
1995 11 #7,570 – –
1990 9 #8,560 – –
1985 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ayat?

The median living Ayat is about 6 years old. Half of all living Ayats are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Ayat are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Ayat are alive in the United States, based on 1,792 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ayat in 2025?

Ayat ranked #1,162 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 200 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayat?

1,792 babies have been named Ayat in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayat most popular?

Ayat peaked in 2025, when 200 newborns received the name.

Is Ayat a boy or girl name?

Ayat is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ayat rising or falling?

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

Will Ayat become more popular?

Ayat is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 266 girls named Ayat 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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