Baby Name Popularity Profile

Ayah

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ayah.

✦ Sign or miracle 🌍 Arabic Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #870
All-Time Peak Rank #870 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 4,809 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1986 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 309 births in 2025
💡 The Ayah Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Sign or miracle
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Derived from the Arabic word meaning 'sign', 'miracle', or 'verse (of the Quran)'.
Common Nicknames
Ay
Alternative Spellings
Aya
Pronunciation: AH-yah
Themes & Categories
Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ayah across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +39.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +108.8%
2015: 148 births 148 2016: 168 births 2017: 176 births 2018: 177 births 2019: 233 births 2020: 221 births 221 2021: 243 births 2022: 245 births 2023: 255 births 2024: 271 births 2025: 309 births 309
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 309 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 40 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: 0
1980s: 26
1990s: 468
2000s: 1,237
2010s: 1,534
2020s: 1,544

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables A-yh
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Michigan
Top States Michigan, Virginia, Illinois, New Jersey, Florida
States with Data 26
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Michigan #559 431 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #545 195 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #756 330 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #583 178 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1062 211 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #484 458 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #790 522 2025 +52.0% Growth
Maryland #467 67 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1040 338 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #625 180 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #730 197 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1001 99 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #517 56 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #346 62 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1157 96 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #932 29 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #894 40 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 15 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 11 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #719 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #643 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 5 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 5 2004 Insufficient historical volume

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