Ayah

How popular is Ayah in the UK?

Rank in 2025

162nd among girls

Babies in 2025

347 about 1 in 800 girls

Five-year trend

Rising up 80% in five years

Same name in a class

1.7% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 347 girls in the UK were named Ayah, making it the 162nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 276th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Ayah of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Ayah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 572 girls in the UK were given Ayah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #108, up from #162 for this spelling alone.

• Ayah 347
• Aya 221
• Ayaa 4

Among girls in 2025, it was 147th in England and Wales and 359th in Scotland.

How popular is Ayah in the US?

Rank in 2025

869th among girls

Babies in 2025

309 about 1 in 5,200 girls

Five-year trend

Rising up 32% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 309 girls in the US were named Ayah, making it the 869th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. It first appears in the records in 1986.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Ayah of any year since it first appeared, in 1986.

Half of all the girls named Ayah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 758 girls in the US were given Ayah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #432, up from #869 for this spelling alone.

• Aya 449
• Ayah 309