US rank #7079 Girls' name Peak 2010 394 births

Ayari — #7079 US girls' name

394 babies named Ayari in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1252010s2012020s62
#7079
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Ayari was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

61 babies were named Ayari in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayari

The Social Security Administration has registered 394 babies named Ayari between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayari currently holds the #7079 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayari performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ayari shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayari in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayari in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 394 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ayari at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

394

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2010

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,079

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayari popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
61
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200920061998 6

Ayari by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
201 births that decade — 51% of Ayari's all-time total
1990s62000s1252010s2012020s62

Ayari by state

Where Ayari concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ayari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
61 15.5%
#2 Texas
55 14.0%
#3 Arizona
5 1.3%
California share of Ayari's total US births 15.5%
Even split

61 of 394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayari?
394 babies have been named Ayari since 1998. It currently ranks #7079 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 61 births.
When was Ayari most popular?
Ayari was most popular in the 2010s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Ayari most popular?
The top states for the name Ayari are California (61 births), Texas (55 births), Arizona (5 births).
How long has the name Ayari been used?
Ayari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayanna, Ayana, Aya, Ayah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.