Ayra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EYE-ra
- UK rank, 2025
- #122 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #939 for girls
Ayra is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 122nd for girls in the UK (442 babies) and 939th for girls in the US (276 babies).
Is Ayra a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 442 girls in the UK and 276 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #122among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 442about 1 in 630 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 167% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 442 girls in the UK were named Ayra, making it the 122nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 337th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Ayra of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Ayra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 901 girls in the UK were given Ayra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #61, up from #122 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 115th in England and Wales, 217th in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Ayra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 442 | #122 |
| 2024 | 390 | #143 |
| 2023 | 239 | #218 |
| 2022 | 179 | #281 |
| 2021 | 175 | #302 |
| 2020 | 146 | #337 |
| 2019 | 152 | #335 |
| 2018 | 103 | #474 |
| 2017 | 94 | #508 |
| 2016 | 73 | #631 |
| 2015 | 64 | #683 |
| 2014 | 47 | #874 |
| 2013 | 48 | #848 |
| 2012 | 49 | #846 |
| 2011 | 40 | #950 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,575 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,957 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
How popular is Ayra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #939among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 276about 1 in 5,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 110% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 276 girls in the US were named Ayra, making it the 939th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,318th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 285 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Ayra in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 846 girls in the US were given Ayra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #393, up from #939 for this spelling alone.
Ayra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 276 | #939 |
| 2024 | 285 | #929 |
| 2023 | 278 | #944 |
| 2022 | 245 | #1,043 |
| 2021 | 223 | #1,109 |
| 2020 | 167 | #1,318 |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,708 |
| 2018 | 111 | #1,830 |
| 2017 | 94 | #2,074 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2,343 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,927 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,920 |
| 2013 | 49 | #3,266 |
| 2012 | 34 | #4,294 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Ayra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Ayah Zainab Amira Aiza Aaliyah Abeeha Ayla Raya Liyana Hiba
Other spellings of Ayra
Aira Aaira Ayrah Airah Ira Aairah Aiyra Irah Iyra Ayraa Iraa
Names related to Ayra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ayra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ayra, updated 20 October 2026.