How Many People Are Named Aya?
An estimated 7,440 people in the United States have the first name Aya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Aya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 467 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,440
About 1 in 46,069 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
467 births
Total Registered
7,534
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aya
Aya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,534 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aya as a female name
Ranked #630 in 2024
467 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (467 births)
Aya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,956 babies were registered. While Aya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aya by Decade
How has Aya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aya by State
Birth registrations for Aya span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Nebraska, Alabama, New Mexico. On average, about 180 Ayas were registered per state.
Aya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aya
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aya?
We estimate approximately 7,440 people named Aya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 46,069 Americans share this first name.
Is Aya a common name?
Aya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,534 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aya most popular?
Aya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 467 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aya a female name?
Aya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aya Smith, Aya Johnson, Aya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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