Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ayat

Gender

Female

Origin

Unknown

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #9707, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1160, 200 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–200
2024–123
20235130
20226127
20217115
2020–128
2019–90
2018–94
2017576
2016–68

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

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #2736, 7 births); most recent 2020 (rank #3844, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #158, 317 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–317
2024–238
2023–192
2022–264
2021–266
20204249
2019–177
20184145
20177131
2016–107

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 2012 (rank #1089, 40 births); most recent 2023 (rank #997, 37 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202337
202236
202133
202026
201928
201826
201723
201629
201520
201431

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 2025 (rank #379, 10 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202510
20249
20238
20226
2021–
20205
20195
20184
2017–
2016–

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 2020 (rank #241, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202510
20245
20238
202210
202110
202015
20198
20187
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 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
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 2022 (rank #643, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20225
20215
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

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