How Many People Are Named Ayelet?
An estimated 912 people in the United States have the first name Ayelet. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Ayelet peaked in popularity in 2023 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ayelet 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 Ayelet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
912
About 1 in 375,827 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2023
45 births
Total Registered
932
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ayelet
Ayelet is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 932 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ayelet as a female name
Ranked #5,027 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (45 births)
Ayelet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ayelet span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 294 babies were registered. While Ayelet is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ayelet by Decade
How has Ayelet 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.
Ayelet by State
Birth registrations for Ayelet span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Maryland, New Jersey, California. On average, about 89 Ayelets were registered per state.
Ayelet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ayelet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ayelet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ayelet?
We estimate approximately 912 people named Ayelet 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 375,827 Americans share this first name.
Is Ayelet a common name?
Ayelet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 932 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ayelet most popular?
Ayelet reached peak popularity in 2023, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ayelet is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ayelet a female name?
Ayelet is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ayelet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ayelet Smith, Ayelet Johnson, Ayelet 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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