How Many People Are Named Ayah?
An estimated 4,450 people in the United States have the first name Ayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Ayah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 270 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ayah 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 Ayah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ayah 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
4,450
About 1 in 77,023 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
270 births
Total Registered
4,502
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ayah
Ayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,502 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Ayah as a male name
Ranked #12,207 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 2020 (5 births)
Ayah as a female name
Ranked #963 in 2024
270 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (270 births)
Ayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ayah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,534 babies were registered. Ayah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ayah by Decade
How has Ayah 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.
Ayah by State
Birth registrations for Ayah span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, South Carolina. On average, about 136 Ayahs were registered per state.
Ayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ayah
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Ayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ayah?
We estimate approximately 4,450 people named Ayah 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 77,023 Americans share this first name.
Is Ayah a common name?
Ayah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,502 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ayah most popular?
Ayah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 270 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ayah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ayah a female name?
Ayah is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ayah Smith, Ayah Johnson, Ayah 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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