Girls' name · since 1998
Ayari
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 440 babies named Ayari, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,368 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 440
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ayari is the #3368 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 440 recorded since 1998.
Ayari has 440 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3368 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #12,763 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,368 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 440 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayari ranks #12,763 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,368 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 440 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,368 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 440
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayari's 440 recorded births place it above 82.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ayari compares
440 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Ayari's all-time total is 17% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 440 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayari's full recorded timeline at 2015, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ayari by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (201 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Ayari's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ayari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (46% of all-time use).
Ayari by state
Where Ayari concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 60 | 13.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 8 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
61 of 440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ayari's data
- Ayari's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (201 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ayaris (61 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 Ayari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Ayari 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.