Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Ayelet

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,346 Trend ↑ Rising 35%
Rank 2025
#3,346
among girls · ↑1,693 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Ayelet · +77% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,941
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
46 babies
All-time total
979
#7,637 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Ayelet popularity over time

979 babies have been named Ayelet since 1971, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 44 4 – #6,307
1980s 93 9 +111% #4,298
1990s 126 13 +35% #5,248
2000s 231 23 +83% #4,284
2010s 294 29 +27% #3,710
2020s (to 2025) 191 32 +8% #3,346

Where Ayelet 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 48 0.03 outside top 500
2027 49 0.03 outside top 500
2028 51 0.03 outside top 500
2029 52 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Ayelet

Ayelet is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,346 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 979 American babies have been named Ayelet. Its peak came in 2025, when 46 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 Ayelet stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayelet?

The median living Ayelet is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 26. An estimated 1,000 people named Ayelet are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Ayelet year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 46 #3,346
2024 26 #5,039
2023 45 #3,479
2022 20 #6,022
2021 23 #5,420
2020 31 #4,369
2019 29 #4,668
2018 31 #4,470
2017 33 #4,310
2016 33 #4,359
2015 41 #3,710
2014 21 #6,018
2013 26 #5,163
2012 30 #4,728
2011 25 #5,386
2010 25 #5,443
2009 35 #4,284
2008 29 #5,028
2007 24 #5,736
2006 26 #5,253
2005 27 #4,853
2004 16 #7,123
2003 20 #5,840
2002 21 #5,478
2001 21 #5,388
2000 12 #8,092
1995 6 #11,952
1990 6 #11,546
1985 9 #7,009
1980 8 #7,473
1975 6 #8,070
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Famous people named Ayelet

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ayelet Zurer Ayelet Zurer Israeli actress (born 1969) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ayelet Shaked Ayelet Shaked Israeli politician, activist, and engineer (born 1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ayelet?

The median living Ayelet is about 16 years old. Half of all living Ayelets are between 7 and 26 years old.

How many people named Ayelet are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Ayelet are alive in the United States, based on 979 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ayelet in 2025?

Ayelet ranked #3,346 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayelet?

979 babies have been named Ayelet in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayelet most popular?

Ayelet peaked in 2025, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Ayelet a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ayelet rising or falling?

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

Will Ayelet become more popular?

Ayelet is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Ayelet in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ayelet?

Well-known people named Ayelet include Ayelet Zurer (actor), Ayelet Shaked (politician).

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