Is Aya a boy or girl name?
Aya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 467 girls and 0 boys were named Aya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,534 US babies named Aya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #630
- Babies named Aya since 1972
- 7,534
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 467 babies
Boys and girls named Aya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 587 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,779 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,956 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,965 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 467 | #630 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 415 | #695 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 387 | #748 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 351 | #803 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 345 | #789 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 384 | #737 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 368 | #749 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 350 | #785 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 327 | #861 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 309 | #893 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 272 | #981 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,048 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 253 | #1,001 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,111 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,056 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,174 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,216 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,215 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,328 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,258 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,240 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,291 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,162 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,193 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,601 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,733 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,801 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,749 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,345 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,282 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,546 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,640 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,779 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,308 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,079 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,531 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,187 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,344 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,042 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,471 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,620 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,486 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,233 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,360 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,262 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,226 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,238 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,446 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,355 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,803 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,524 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,616 |
Highest rank
Aya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #630 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.