US rank #1666 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,568 births

Ayat — #1666 US girls' name

1,568 babies named Ayat in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s1102000s2302010s5912020s623
#1666
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Ayat was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

130 babies were named Ayat in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayat

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,568 babies named Ayat between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayat currently holds the #1666 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 130 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayat performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 623 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ayat shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 284 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayat in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayat 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 1,568 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.

Ayat at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,568

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2023

130 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,666

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayat popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
130
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
-50050100150 202420192014200920041999199419891987 5

Ayat popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 2017 (Ayat as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 2023202220212017 5

Ayat by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
623 births that decade — 40% of Ayat's all-time total
1980s141990s1102000s2302010s5912020s623

Ayat by state

Where Ayat concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ayat
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
284 18.1%
#2 California
149 9.5%
#3 Texas
113 7.2%
#4 Virginia
79 5.0%
#5 Illinois
64 4.1%
#6 Michigan
51 3.3%
#7 New Jersey
35 2.2%
#8 Maryland
22 1.4%
New York share of Ayat's total US births 18.1%
Even split

284 of 1,568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Ayat appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayat?
1,568 babies have been named Ayat since 1987. It currently ranks #1666 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 130 births.
When was Ayat most popular?
Ayat was most popular in the 2020s decade with 623 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ayat most popular?
The top states for the name Ayat are New York (284 births), California (149 births), Texas (113 births).
How long has the name Ayat been used?
Ayat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayat?
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, 1987–2024 (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.