Aya
- #644 for girls in 2025, 449 births
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 469 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,987since 1972
Aya over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Aya has never cracked the top 600 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #644 | 449 |
| 2024 | #630 | 469 |
| 2023 | #695 | 415 |
| 2022 | #745 | 388 |
| 2021 | #803 | 351 |
| 2020 | #789 | 345 |
| 2019 | #738 | 384 |
| 2018 | #749 | 368 |
| 2017 | #785 | 350 |
| 2016 | #861 | 327 |
| 2015 | #892 | 309 |
| 2014 | #979 | 272 |
| 2013 | #1,046 | 236 |
| 2012 | #999 | 253 |
| 2011 | #1,111 | 222 |
| 2010 | #1,054 | 235 |
| 2009 | #1,174 | 214 |
| 2008 | #1,216 | 209 |
| 2007 | #1,215 | 206 |
| 2006 | #1,327 | 176 |
| 2005 | #1,259 | 179 |
| 2004 | #1,239 | 176 |
| 2003 | #1,291 | 161 |
| 2002 | #1,161 | 177 |
| 2001 | #1,193 | 171 |
| 2000 | #1,602 | 110 |
| 1999 | #1,732 | 93 |
| 1998 | #1,801 | 86 |
| 1997 | #1,749 | 87 |
| 1996 | #2,340 | 56 |
| 1995 | #2,282 | 58 |
| 1994 | #2,541 | 49 |
| 1993 | #2,639 | 46 |
| 1992 | #2,777 | 43 |
| 1991 | #3,301 | 33 |
| 1990 | #3,078 | 36 |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 |
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| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 |
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First appearance
1972
The first year at least five girls were named Aya! It came in at #6,558, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1975, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Aya is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Michigan#244 · 1 in 966
- Massachusetts#334 · 1 in 1,414
- Illinois#384 · 1 in 1,642
- New York#421 · 1 in 1,910
- Virginia#433 · 1 in 1,875
Best ever in a state: #111 in District of Columbia, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #244 | 37 | 1 in 966 |
| Massachusetts | #334 | 17 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Illinois | #384 | 27 | 1 in 1,642 |
| New York | #421 | 41 | 1 in 1,910 |
| Virginia | #433 | 18 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Colorado | #456 | 12 | 1 in 1,944 |
| Maryland | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Washington | #478 | 14 | 1 in 2,061 |
| New Jersey | #499 | 15 | 1 in 2,367 |
| Connecticut | #540 | 5 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Oregon | #548 | 6 | 1 in 2,175 |
| California | #565 | 57 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Pennsylvania | #647 | 15 | 1 in 3,113 |
| Texas | #663 | 46 | 1 in 3,490 |
| Ohio | #668 | 14 | 1 in 3,377 |
| Louisiana | #677 | 6 | 1 in 2,728 |
| Missouri | #728 | 7 | 1 in 3,471 |
| North Carolina | #729 | 13 | 1 in 3,576 |
| Florida | #825 | 19 | 1 in 4,566 |
| Minnesota | #835 | 5 | 1 in 4,296 |
| Indiana | #1,032 | 5 | 1 in 5,582 |
| Arizona | #1,040 | 5 | 1 in 5,644 |
| Georgia | #1,075 | 8 | 1 in 5,651 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 14 spots since 2024 (#630 → #644)
- 145 spots since 2020 (#789 → #644)
- Biggest jump: 112 spots in 2012
- Biggest drop: 51 spots in 2020
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1972
- Peaked 2024 at #630 (469 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2014–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,455
- Highest: 1 in 3,455 girls born in 2024 were named Aya (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,580 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 37.0% of all girls named Aya (2,956) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65 | #4,425 (1977) | #6,269 |
| 1980s | 183 | #3,331 (1987) | #4,422 |
| 1990s | 587 | #1,732 (1999) | #2,424 |
| 2000s | 1,779 | #1,161 (2002) | #1,268 |
| 2010s | 2,956 | #738 (2019) | #921 |
| 2020s | 2,417 | #630 (2024) | #718 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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