Girls' name · since 1985
Ayaka
Ayaka has 442 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 442
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ayaka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 442 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Ayaka recorded 442 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2021.
- #12,732 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 442 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayaka ranks #12,732 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 442 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 442
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ayaka's 442 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ayaka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayaka's full recorded timeline at 2003, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayaka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2021
- Peak year (2013)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ayaka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (156 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Ayaka's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ayaka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 156 births (35% of all-time use).
Ayaka by state
Where Ayaka concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 8.8% |
39 of 442 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ayaka's data
- Ayaka's decade-level peak was the 2000s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ayakas (39 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ayaka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1985–2021 (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 Ayaka 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.