Girls' name · since 1974
Ayala
Ayala has 1,201 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayala currently ranks #2357 among girls' names in America, with 1,201 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Ayala recorded 1,201 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #2357 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #6,607 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,357 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,201 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayala ranks #6,607 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,357 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,201 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayala's 1,201 recorded births place it above 90.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ayala compares
1,201 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Ayala's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,201 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayala's full recorded timeline at 2002, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ayala by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (395 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Ayala's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ayala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
226 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s
2020s
386 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 395 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ayala 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 Ayala's total volume
Ayala by state
Where Ayala concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 309 | 25.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 142 | 11.8% |
| #3 | California | | 67 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 24 | 2.0% |
309 of 1,201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ayala's data
- Ayala's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (395 total births) through the 2020s (386) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ayalas (309 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ayala: 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 (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Ayala 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.