Is Ayah a boy or girl name?
Ayah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 270 girls and 0 boys were named Ayah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 4,502 US babies named Ayah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #963
- Babies named Ayah since 1986
- 4,502
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 270 babies
Boys and girls named Ayah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 270 | #963 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 254 | #1,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,042 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,038 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,207 | 221 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,077 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,288 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,321 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,386 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,522 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,737 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,580 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,652 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,804 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,603 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,696 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,715 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,702 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,525 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,594 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,494 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,422 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,762 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,808 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,105 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,232 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,398 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,591 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,455 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,776 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,431 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,515 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,081 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,779 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,465 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,951 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,062 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ayah reached #12,207 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #963 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 Ayah
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.