Recorded 1997–2021 Girls' name Peak 2004 58 births

Aaya — girls' name

58 babies named Aaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s322010s122020s8
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Aaya was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

8 babies were named Aaya in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Aaya between 1997 and 2021, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aaya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aaya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

58

Since 1997

25 years of records

Peak year

2004

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1997

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2021

Aaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1997

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 202120172016200720062005200420031997 6

Aaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 55% of Aaya's all-time total
1990s62000s322010s122020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aaya?
58 babies have been named Aaya since 1997. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 8 births.
When was Aaya most popular?
Aaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Aaya been used?
Aaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 25 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Aaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aayla, Aayat, Aayra, Aayushi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.