Girls' name · since 1995

Aiya

680 babies named Aiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,684 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,320 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
680
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Aiya is the #4320 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 680 recorded since 1995.

Aiya has 680 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4320 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.

  • #9,684 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,320 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 680 born since 1995
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aiya ranks #9,684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,320 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 680 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,684 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,320 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
680
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75%
Aiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aiya's 680 recorded births place it above 86.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Aiya compares

680 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 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

Aiya's all-time total is 81% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aiya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 680 376 567,345
Peak-year births 53 21 19,840

Aiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Aiya's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Aiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
53
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
0204060 199519992003200720112015201920232025 33

Aiya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (269 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Aiya's strongest decade.

269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Aiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 269 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Aiya compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aiya's total volume

Aiya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -27, 8.4%-30, 7.1%-111, 3.2%-26, 11.3%-53, 5.6%-26, 15.3%-18, 14.6%-23, 15.9%-42, 6%-38, 8.8%-32, 5.1%-42, 5.1%-26, 6%-36, 6.8%-32, 7.4%Aiya-31, 7.8%Aiya
Aiya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Aiya by state

Where Aiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 3.4%
#2 Texas
19 2.8%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.7%
California share of Aiya's total US births 3.4%
Even split

23 of 680 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aiya?
680 babies have been named Aiya since 1995. All-time, it sits at #9,684 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,320 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 53 births.
Where does Aiya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aiya ranks #9,684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,320 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aiya most popular?
Aiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 269 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Aiya most popular?
The top states for the name Aiya are California (23 births), Texas (19 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Aiya been used?
The SSA has tracked Aiya since 1995 -- 31 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aiyana, Aiyanna, Aiyla, Aiyanah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aiya's data

  • Aiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (269 total births) through the 2020s (230) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Aiyas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aiya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Aiya 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 August 2026.