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Ayah

Ayah holds the #869 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 309 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1105 in 2020 to #869 today. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1986 is happening right now. The name's biggest fan base is in Minnesota (#344 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#869
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#869
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
309
girls named Ayah

Ayah popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.010%0.016%0.021%18801900192019401960198020002020#869 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Ayah is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025NH—Washington: #511 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#511Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025ND—Minnesota: #344 (16 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MN#344Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025WI—Michigan: #553 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#553New York: #481 (35 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NY#481Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025IA—Illinois: #748 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#748Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025IN—Ohio: #622 (16 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#622Pennsylvania: #725 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#725New Jersey: #572 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#572Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025CT—California: #788 (38 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#788Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025UT—Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025WV—Virginia: #541 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#541Maryland: #459 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MD#459Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025AL—Georgia: #984 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#984Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ayah in 2025HI—Texas: #1037 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1037Florida: #1055 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1055
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#344), Maryland (#459), Washington (#511)

Uniqueness score

49/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ayah in the most recent year of SSA data.

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