Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Aya.
β¦ Sign, verse, or colorfulπ Arabic, Japanese, HebrewSpiritual
National Rank (2025)#644
All-Time Peak Rank#630Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births7,987since 1880
Unisex Distribution0.0% Boy / 100.0% GirlFemale Archetype
First Recorded1972Data through: 2025
Peak Decade2010s469 births in 2024
π‘ The Aya Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary MeaningSign, verse, or colorful
Language OriginArabic, Japanese, Hebrew
Origin Typemultiple
Aya has multiple independent origins. In Arabic, it means 'sign' or 'verse' (especially in the Quran). In Japanese, it means 'colorful' or 'design'. In Hebrew, it means 'to fly' or 'bird'.
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Aya across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+30.1%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+45.3%
201520202025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record469births in 2024
Years in Top 1000 yrs
Years in Top 5000 yrs
Longest Streak50 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 65
1980s: 183
1990s: 587
2000s: 1,779
2010s: 2,956
2020s: 2,417
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic SyllablesA-y
Letter Count3 letters
Spelling ComplexityEasy
Length Percentile
Longer than 0.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is a perfect palindrome (spelled the same forward and backward). Longer than 0.2% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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