Recorded 1991–2006 Girls' name Peak 2005 16 births

Ayja — girls' name

16 babies named Ayja in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s11
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Ayja was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ayja in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayja

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Ayja between 1991 and 2006, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ayja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayja 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 16 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.

Ayja at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

16

Since 1991

16 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1991

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2006

Ayja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1991

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 200620051991 5

Ayja by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 69% of Ayja's all-time total
1990s52000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayja?
16 babies have been named Ayja since 1991. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Ayja most popular?
Ayja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Ayja been used?
Ayja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 16 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Ayja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayjah. 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, 1991–2006 (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.