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Aya

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
legend name
Bird; possibly related to the name Avis

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Bird
  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aya

Pronunciation

a-ya

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #630, 467 births); most recent 2025 (rank #644, 449 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025449
2024467
2023415
2022387
2021351
2020345
2019384
2018368
2017350
2016327

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #221, 212 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025212
2024206
2023209
2022173
2021192
2020139
2019135
2018150
2017131
2016131

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #46, 1,215 births); most recent 2023 (rank #51, 958 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023958
20221,087
2021939
2020967
20191,144
20181,215
20171,177
20161,133
20151,188
20141,072

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #321, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20257
202412
20239
20227
20216
20208
201911
20187
20177
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #359, 9 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20259
20247
20234
20225
20218
20208
20199
20188
20174
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #391, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #300, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20239
202211
202112
20206
20198
2018–
20177
20168
2015–
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence