Girls' name · since 1972
Aya
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 7,987 babies named Aya, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #644 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,987
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aya is the #644 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,987 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Aya recorded 7,987 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #644 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #1,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #644 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,987 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aya ranks #1,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #644 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,987 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #644 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,987
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aya's 7,987 recorded births place it above 97.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aya compares
7,987 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Aya's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,987 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 469 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aya splits its recorded history at 1999: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 469 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 469
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Aya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,956 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Aya's strongest decade.
2,956 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Aya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 183
1980s
183 births
- 1990s 587
1990s
587 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,779 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,956 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,417 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,956 births (37% of all-time use).
How Aya 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 Aya's total volume
Aya by state
Where Aya concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,126 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 720 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 674 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 497 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 408 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 397 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 339 | 4.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 290 | 3.6% |
1,126 of 7,987 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Aya appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aya's data
- Aya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,956 total births) through the 2020s (2,417) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ayas (1,126 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
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, 1972–2025 (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 Aya 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.