US rank #2538 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,461 births

Ayda — #2538 US girls' name

1,461 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.

1960s131970s111980s191990s312000s2952010s6392020s453
#2538
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ayda was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

102 babies were named Ayda in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,461 babies named Ayda between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayda currently holds the #2538 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 639 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ayda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayda in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayda 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 1,461 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.

Ayda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,461

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2022

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,538

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
102
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199819821968 8

Ayda by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
639 births that decade — 44% of Ayda's all-time total
1960s131970s111980s191990s312000s2952010s6392020s453

Ayda by state

Where Ayda concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ayda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
110 7.5%
#2 Texas
75 5.1%
#3 Georgia
22 1.5%
#4 Minnesota
22 1.5%
#5 New York
19 1.3%
#6 Wisconsin
12 0.8%
#7 North Carolina
11 0.8%
#8 Florida
10 0.7%
California share of Ayda's total US births 7.5%
Even split

110 of 1,461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Ayda appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayda?
1,461 babies have been named Ayda since 1968. It currently ranks #2538 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 102 births.
When was Ayda most popular?
Ayda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 639 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Ayda most popular?
The top states for the name Ayda are California (110 births), Texas (75 births), Georgia (22 births).
How long has the name Ayda been used?
Ayda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayden, Aydan, Ayde, Aydin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1968–2024 (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.