Girls' name · since 1986
Ayah
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 4,809 babies named Ayah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #870 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,809
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,809 babies have been named Ayah since 1986, making it today's #870 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ayah recorded 4,809 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #870 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #2,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #870 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,809 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayah ranks #2,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #870 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,809 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #870 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,809
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ayah's 4,809 recorded births place it above 96.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ayah compares
4,809 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Ayah's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,809 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 309 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ayah splits its recorded history at 2006: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 309 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ayah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 309
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Ayah popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2020 (Ayah as boys' name)
Ayah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,544 births, 32% of the file).
2020s was Ayah's strongest decade.
1,544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 468
1990s
468 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,237 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,534 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,544 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,544 births (32% of all-time use).
How Ayah 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 Ayah's total volume
Ayah by state
Where Ayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 522 | 10.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 458 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 431 | 9.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 338 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 330 | 6.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 211 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 197 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 195 | 4.1% |
522 of 4,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Ayah appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ayahs (522 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 Ayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Ayah 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.