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Ayah

100% girls · #870 in the US for girls, 2025

Ayah has been given to about 4,814 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,782
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ayah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 309
  • Born in 2025309
  • All time4,814
  • England & Wales, 2025#148 · 338

How popular is Ayah?

Ayah ranks 870th among American girls in 2025, with 309 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 309 babies were given the name, ranking 870th. The typical living American called Ayah is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Ayah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Avah0.81
  2. Adah0.81
  3. Aliyah0.77
  4. Aniyah0.77
  5. Amiyah0.77
  6. Ariyah0.77
  7. Ariah0.76
  8. Aliah0.76

Middle names for Ayah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ayah Iris0.77
  2. Ayah Opal0.77
  3. Ayah Ivy0.77
  4. Ayah Noelle0.77
  5. Ayah Belle0.77
  6. Ayah Josephine0.74

Sibling names for Ayah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zahirbrother · 0.99
  2. Soleilsister · 0.98
  3. Cielosister · 0.98
  4. Jakaribrother · 0.98
  5. Bodenbrother · 0.98
  6. Maisysister · 0.97

Where Ayah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.03%
  2. Maryland0.03%
  3. New York0.02%
  4. Washington0.02%
  5. Virginia0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ayah Evans0.73
  2. Ayah Edwards0.73
  3. Ayah Wilson0.69
  4. Ayah Williams0.69
  5. Ayah Turner0.69
  6. Ayah Torres0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ayah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Ayah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.