Ayda
Girl · AY-da · Turkish
Ayda is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “on the moon, moonlike”. In 2025 it ranked 253rd for girls in the UK (202 babies) and 2,410th for girls in the US (74 babies).
What does Ayda mean?
Turkish
“on the moon, moonlike”
Built on the Turkish ay, 'moon', a common element in Turkish girls' names; also a spelling of Aida.
- Say it
- AY-da
Is Ayda a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayda is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 202 girls in the UK and 74 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayda in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #253among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 202about 1 in 1,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 202 girls in the UK were named Ayda, making it the 253rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 134th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 418 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ayda than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Ayda in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,350 girls in the UK were given Ayda or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #38, up from #253 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 275th in England and Wales, 191st in Scotland and 126th in Northern Ireland.
Ayda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 202 | #253 |
| 2024 | 230 | #227 |
| 2023 | 270 | #203 |
| 2022 | 302 | #190 |
| 2021 | 337 | #175 |
| 2020 | 418 | #134 |
| 2019 | 310 | #184 |
| 2018 | 256 | #219 |
| 2017 | 150 | #342 |
| 2016 | 132 | #384 |
| 2015 | 85 | #551 |
| 2014 | 79 | #583 |
| 2013 | 62 | #709 |
| 2012 | 70 | #643 |
| 2011 | 41 | #936 |
| 2010 | 36 | #1,004 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
How popular is Ayda in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,410among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 74about 1 in 22,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 74 girls in the US were named Ayda, making it the 2,410th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,065th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 102 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Ayda in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,609 girls in the US were given Ayda or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #224, up from #2,410 for this spelling alone.
Ayda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2,410 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2023 | 93 | #2,076 |
| 2022 | 102 | #1,942 |
| 2021 | 99 | #1,971 |
| 2020 | 89 | #2,065 |
| 2019 | 90 | #2,090 |
| 2018 | 78 | #2,334 |
| 2017 | 82 | #2,268 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2,667 |
| 2015 | 54 | #3,092 |
| 2014 | 46 | #3,423 |
| 2013 | 54 | #3,041 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,708 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,908 |
| 2010 | 46 | #3,469 |
| 2009 | 52 | #3,188 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,750 |
| 2006 | 40 | #3,794 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
Names like Ayda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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