Girls' name · since 1968
Ayda
1,535 babies named Ayda in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,419 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,535
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayda currently ranks #2419 among girls' names in America, with 1,535 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayda has been recorded 1,535 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #2419 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,607 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,419 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,535 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayda ranks #5,607 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,419 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,535 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,419 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,535
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayda's 1,535 recorded births place it above 92.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ayda compares
1,535 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Ayda's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,535 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ayda splits its recorded history at 2007: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 102 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ayda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Ayda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (639 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ayda's strongest decade.
639 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ayda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
295 births
- 2010s
2010s
639 births
- 2020s
2020s
527 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 639 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ayda 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 Ayda's total volume
Ayda by state
Where Ayda concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 82 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 19 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
117 of 1,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Ayda appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ayda's data
- Ayda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (639 total births) through the 2020s (527) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aydas (117 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 Ayda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Ayda 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.