Girls' name · since 1970
Ayme
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 328 babies named Ayme, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayme sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 328 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayme has been recorded 328 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1970 to 2024.
- #15,169 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 328 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayme ranks #15,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 328 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayme's 328 recorded births place it above 79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ayme's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ayme splits its recorded history at 1998: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ayme popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Ayme by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (93 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Ayme's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ayme births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (28% of all-time use).
Ayme by state
Where Ayme concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14 | 4.3% |
27 of 328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ayme's data
- Ayme's decade-level peak was the 2010s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aymes (27 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ayme: 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 (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Ayme 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.