Total births
87
Girls' name · since 2003
Aayah
87 babies named Aayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11713
- among girls today
- 87
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Aayah is the #11713 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 87 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aayah has been recorded 87 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #11713 nationally and more common than 34% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #11713 among girls today
- 87 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
- 34% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Aayah is currently the #11713 girls' name in America, more common than 34% of girls - 87 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11713
- among girls today
- 87
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
Aayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11713
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 34% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Aayah was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
12 babies were named Aayah in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Aayah compares
87 22th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aayah's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aayah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 87 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Aayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aayah splits its recorded history at 2019: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#11,713
Active since
2003
Aayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Aayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aayah's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Aayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 43 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aayah? ▼
87 babies have been named Aayah since 2003. It currently ranks #11713 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 12 births.
When was Aayah most popular? ▼
Aayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Aayah been used? ▼
Aayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aayah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Aayah
Nearby Names Like Aayah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aayah
Aayla Girl
#2924 860 births
Aayat Girl
#3046 517 births
Aayra Girl
#4554 301 births
Aayushi Girl
250 births
Aayana Girl
#16177 159 births
Compare Aayah side by side: Aayah vs Aayla Aayah vs Aayat Aayah vs Aayra
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aayah: #11713 Girls' Name - 87 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aayah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aayah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.